The foreign ministry has set out a policy of reforming information and telecommunications networks, including those of diplomatic missions abroad, by fiscal year 2022. ...
‘Super Nintendo World’, a new theme area at Universal Studios Japan (USJ) featuring Mario and other popular Nintendo game characters, will be launched in the...
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A Japanese sword resembling the style of the “Nichirin Blade,” a black sword carried by Tanjiro Kamado, protagonist of the Demon Slayer manga series, can...
China’s National Day, October 1, was not a cause for celebration among the Uyghurs, Mongolians and Tibetans who gathered in Tokyo to protest the Communist...
The story dates back to when the world spoke only one language. People built a city on the vast land and started erecting a gigantic...
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga delivered his first address to the U.N. General Assembly on September 26 (Japan time), in which he announced that Japan has...
A 19th century British map has been found that clearly defines the islets of Takeshima, (Okinoshima, Shimane Prefecture), as an integral part of Japan. The...
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Japanese film director Kiyoshi Kurosawa won the Best Director award for Wife of a Spy at the 77th Venice International Film Festival on Saturday, September...
How much are you willing to pay to eat your favorite shellfish? This was the question raised by one particular variety of clam from...
“A bolt out of the blue” refers to the unexpected shock of a thunderbolt followed by a piercing flash of lightning and hail falling from a...