A politician who disliked foreigners but pro-immigration, won Japan’s top literary prize at 23, was involved in over 40 films, chased the Loch Ness monster ...
As jockey Christophe Lemaire’s horse runs out of steam, 80-1 Rich Strike claims the second-biggest upset in race history.
Prominent director Naomi Kawase’s project is set to be shown on May 25 in the Festival de Cannes Classics Selection.
His remarkable life took him from growing up in an internment camp to Congress and two Cabinet posts, and restoring the reputation of Japanese Americans.
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks are hoping the veteran infielder can get back into the swing of things down on the farm.
The Washington Mystics guard played nearly 17 minutes in the team’s first game of the 2022 season.
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“Russia’s invasion is not just a problem which concerns Europe. The international order encompassing the Indo-Pacific is at stake” ー PM Fumio Kishida.
Japan should be proud of its past. The truth is that when Japan did have a military, it used it for the noblest purpose of all...
A fight to defend Taiwan will be far more deadly than Ukraine. So what if Japan takes the lead by ending its own strategic ambiguity first?
Japanese thoroughbred Crown Pride’s jockey for the 148th Run for the Roses has always wanted to compete in the iconic American race.
When the insane grandiose nature of Tokyo gets to the small town side of me, I find myself fleeing into the urban forest of Tokyo’s Meiji...