Mount Fuji looms large as Japan’s tallest mountain and one of its most enduring national symbols. Its snowy peak has inspired ...

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public viewing areas are almost certain to be set up across Japan to watch the games--most being shown in early morning in the country. The time difference between New York and Tokyo is 13 hours.

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Hello Kitty turns 50 on Friday. Befitting a pop icon at midlife, the bubble-headed, bow-wearing character’s fictional ...

Yoshida Daihachi’s “Teki Cometh” is based on a 1998 novel about a professor whose retirement is disturbed by a mysterious ...

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani boarded a South Korean Navy amphibious ship while in port in Japan Thursday, the first ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sent an offering to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine, his office said on Thursday, drawing criticism from South Korea and China which view the shrine as a symbol of ...

Yasukuni in central Tokyo is dedicated to 2.5 million war dead, mostly Japanese, who have perished in conflicts since the late 19th century. But this includes senior military and political figures ...