Based in Scotland, Finn has been writing about Japanese pop culture for nine years now. He is also a gamer, hiker, and proud vegan. His passion is bringing news straight from Japan to you, in English, ...

TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese government stepped up its alarm over Chinese assertiveness, warning in a report issued Friday that the country faces its worst security threats since World War II as it plans ...

NIIGATA, Japan >> Paper balloons are a regional specialty of Izumozaki in Niigata prefecture, where they have been produced for more than 100 years. Traditionally, fishing is the main industry of this ...

Setsuko Mitsuhashi, "The Requital by the White Heron" (1973), natural pigments on Japanese paper (all images courtesy Yasumasa Suzuki and the Setsuko Mitsuhashi Memorial Museum) OTSU, Japan — It’s a ...

Chinatown's Paper Plant Co. has become a communal destination for stationery supplies. The shop is behind the Bungu LA festival at Union Station, set for the weekend of Oct. 11. (Juliana Yamada / Los ...

Carol Kratz (left) of La Crosse, Wis., gets a lesson in how to tie a knot using a strip of mulberry tree fibers from Nana Takano, a second-year student at the Center for the Book, as volunteers for ...

Japan’s current opposition system was introduced in April 2015, and imposes strict deadlines on parties. Yoichi Watanabe provides a guide The grounds for opposition are limited to those relating to ...

In 2016, Longmont Museum spotlighted the intricate and eye-catching work of international contemporary origami artists with the exhibit “Above The Fold” — curated by Los Angeles-based historian of ...

The excitement around the launch of Paper Mario The Thousand-Year Door was immense. Fans wanted to get their hands on the game ASAP so that they could enjoy what they felt was one of the best RPGs ...

Token issuers in Japan no longer have to pay corporate taxes on unrealized cryptocurrency gains, according to a law revision by the National Tax Agency on June 20. The tax exemption goes into effect ...

Pancakes that stay fluffy even when packaged and shipped far away. Cars that weigh 15% less. Running shoes that are lighter and more rugged. These are a just few of the consumer goods on the market or ...

FILE - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is presented the International Atomic Energy Agency's comprehensive report on Fukushima treated water release by IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano ...