I was 19 when the war began. As Japanese forces moved closer towards Hong Kong, I worked in the city, loading hundreds of bags of rice onto ferries on Hong Kong Island every day. But when Japanese ...

What it’s about: This collection of Japanese folktales tells the story of a poor man’s regrettable decision to leave his wife, a woodcutter’s strange encounter in a winter storm, a blind ...

Fresh cod caught in the sea around Hokkaido are hung and dried using machin Full article Easy Japanese news in translation: Kids make sushi with Wakayama Prefecture specialty ...

Toy Story is a CGI animated media franchise created by Pixar and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. The franchise is based on the anthropomorphic concept that all toys, unknown to humans ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Japanese Government has gifted 27 new land cruisers to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). The JCF says the vehicles have an enhanced communication system, allowing for ...

OMACHI, Nagano Prefecture--The Japanese wolf, a species thought to have gone extinct more than a century ago, may still roam the rugged mountain terrain of central Japan--but finding solid proof ...

From cheap and cheerful takeaway joints, teppanyaki bars and sushi trains to relaxed izakaya-style eateries and total omakase opulence, there’s some serious ground to cover when it comes to eating ...

KIMITSU, Chiba -- Inbound tourists dressed in traditional Japanese uniforms experienced nostalgic school life in Japan during a unique one-day program at a former school building here ...

I’m hoping to contribute to the broader narrative of Japanese art history—like adding a new layer to a story. There seem to be some works in this exhibition rooted in the geography of Japan ...

Japanese cities each have their own guides on how to dispose of rubbish. In Fukushima, rubbish bags have to be placed at collection points every morning by 0830 - but cannot be left out from the ...