The election pits the PM Takaichi-led Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) coalition against the opposition Centrist Reform ...

The new prime minister has revived the LDP, which had looked as if it might collapse. But if she wins this week’s elections, ...

From sacred rituals to daily life, explore rural Japan a century ago through National Geographic’s vivid photos.

Japanese panda fans gathered Sunday for the final public viewing at Tokyo’s Ueno zoo before twins Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei return to China this week. Their departure on Tuesday will leave Japan with no ...

Continuing his analysis of the perception gap behind the latest flare-up of Japan-China tensions, Jimbo Ken stresses the need ...

In a modern echo, in some East Asian schools I’ve visited, students and teachers alike have explained that the “hot” girls ...

You know the moment. Someone starts chewing a little too loudly. A phone rings at the worst possible time. A person in front ...

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EXCLUSIVE: In time for Valentine’s Day, Paul Anka today released Inspirations of Life And Love, a new album on the Green Hill Music/Sun Label Group. If you’ve seen the recent HBO docu Paul Anka: His ...

An anti-aging researcher went to Italy's longevity Blue Zone, and learned the best way to exercise for a longer, healthier ...

Remember the Toyota MR2—the "poor man's Ferrari"? It's time for GM to pull the same trick with the Lamborghini Urus. Here's why they're leaving money on the table.

Asharq Al Awsat Sitting in his modest home beneath snow-dusted hills in Afghanistan's Bamiyan province, Nimatullah Rahesh expressed relief to have found somewhere to "live peacefully" after months of ...