The rising cost of living and income insecurity are affecting the family planning of Japanese couples, with fewer now hoping ...

Grave of the Fireflies remains the defining expression of Takahata Isao’s artistic vision. In contrast to the fantasy-driven ...

The Standing Shō Kanzeon Bosatsu, the bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, at the Buddhist temple Yakushiji in Nara is the principal ...

The 2023 Godzilla Minus One was the first Japanese film to win an Oscar for best visual effects. Three years later, Godzilla ...

For some years now China has held the top spot in global automotive exports. A new model is coming to the fore in the Chinese ...

The latest quarterly survey on generative AI use in Japan finds it to be more popular than ever, even among older users, ...

Data leaks due to cyberattacks in Japan reached a five-year high by mid-October 2026, already surpassing previous full-year ...

The International Monetary Fund projects that the Japanese economy will be overtaken by India and Britain in 2027.

By modeling patients’ diseases in the laboratory and evaluating candidate drugs directly in human-derived cells, researchers ...

A new exhibition offers a sweeping overview of Ainu culture, from nineteenth-century crafts to dance performances at last ...

A recent survey in Japan found that home subscription rates to daily newspapers fell below 50% for the first time, even while ...

Hacking attacks against corporate computer systems in Japan, many powered by AI tools, are seeing an explosive rise, ...