We recently talked about how the custom of sending nengajo, or New Year’s cards, is becoming less common in Japan…but also about how many have regretted quitting the tradition, not realizing how much ...

NAGANO—Okinawa Prefecture once boasted the longest life expectancy in the country, but it has now dropped well out of the top 10.

Okinawan men fell from first to 43rd while women slipped to 16th in the last life expectancy survey, a slide that is expected ...

Bidets once were considered an oddity in American homes. But they're becoming increasingly common as more people seek a ...

Richard Riggs, from Barnsley Sumo Club, says he believes the sport is for everyone.

It began simply enough inside an eighth-grade English class at Steubenville Catholic Central High School. The scratch of ...

I turn 65 this month, and the ever-vigilant US social security administration already sent me a letter laying out my ...

In Shibuya, Tokyo, there is a Ukrainian support center called Himawari. Here, on the 8th floor, is one of the two public ...

Some 100,000 of these small dives are hidden in plain sight across Japan. Now, travellers are finally discovering these ...

Why do women love this heated love story about gay hockey players? Look no further than the manga known as Boys Love, or yaoi ...

Another ongoing sentiment in the gaming community is that localization is bad. Gamers recently beefed with a localization ...

A Glass Ceiling “Congratulations to you for assuming the office of Prime Minister… you were able to defeat some outstanding ...