When it comes to sports in Brazil, fans naturally gravitate toward the rich heritage of soccer. But baseball has been quietly ...

Foreign language films receiving best picture nominations from the Oscars are few and far between. This makes those that do ...

As an American, you might think nothing of blowing your nose in public, striking up a conversation with strangers in the lift, or asking someone you just met what they do for a living. But try this in ...

As an American, you might think nothing of blowing your nose in public, striking up a conversation with strangers in the lift or asking someone you just met what they do for a living. But try this in ...

The notion of Japan as a “normal country” did not originally aim to negate pacifism. Rather, it emerged as a proactive ...

A look at some of the most unusual and surprising items found in a Japanese thrift store.

Japan’s rail system is famous for speed and reliability, but also for creativity. This video explores some of the most ...

O n January 25th tearful crowds bade farewell to Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, twin pandas at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo. Some 110,000 people ...

Japan no longer has pandas for the first time in half a century. The last pair, Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, have returned to China ...

Global media’s obsession with sensationalising Japan into its eccentric, often stereotyped image is reductive. The ...

Japanese fans rushed to farewell the country’s last two pandas on Sunday ahead of their return to China, in a departure that highlights strained relations between the two countries.

A Japanese court has held North Korea responsible for human rights violations against four plaintiffs lured to the country by false promises of a "paradise on Earth." ...