The Japanese icon, celebrating her golden jubilee, is emblematic of a global craze for child-like things that has grown in troubled times. Most have to wait until their centenary to receive ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Japan is planning to build what it describes as a "conveyor-belt road" ...

November is just a few days away, but Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji remains snowless, marking the latest date without a snowcap ...

The offseason pitching market got a lot more interesting with Japanese superstar Roki Sasaki set to be posted for MLB teams.

IF you’re bored of the current lot of iPhone emoji, there’s a way to unlock an enormous trove of new icons. All it takes is a ...

Today marks a very special day for a timeless Japanese icon. On Nov. 3, 1954, the first Godzilla film was released in Japan. The monster flick, which many people saw as an allegory for the Atomic ...

Dakimakura or what is popularly referred to as body pillows has in the recent past become a must-have in the modern fandom.

There were 10,000 unsold tickets at Yokohama Stadium, but those empty seats, contrary to what it may be tempting to think, ...

The festival takes the fragrance of cherry blossoms beyond music, extending it to the cultural ties between India and Japan.

Friday marks half a century since Japanese merchandising company Sanrio ... whiskers and a bow — her status as a pop culture icon is thanks to illustrator Yuko Yamaguchi. Considered Hello ...

The defense treaty, known as the Reciprocal Access Agreement which allows for the deployment of Japanese forces to the Philippines for joint military exercises, and Philippine forces would be able to ...

Straddling Japan’s Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures, the 3,776-meter Mount Fuji is a UNESCO World Heritage site and an icon of Japan. It’s usually coated in snow for most of the year until ...