Over recent years, the chewy rice cakes have killed and hospitalized hundreds of people in Japan, where it is eaten to ...

Japan’s prime minister has joined more than 50 of her fellow female legislators to push for more ladies’ toilets in ...

Over 500 people came out to celebrate the life of Nitama, a stationmaster cat in Japan, after she died at age 15. Here’s her ...

A non-Japanese-speaking first-time visitor used Apple’s new in-ear translation feature to connect with locals at bars, sushi ...

In 2025, there was a lot of excellent art and culture to rave about. Anora, a film about a sex worker who gets caught up in the world of a Russian oligarch’s son, won best picture at the Oscars. Nnena ...

Dec. 15 (Asia Today) --Japan's shipbuilding industry is moving to rebuild after a prolonged slump, with the government establishing a 1 trillion yen ($6.42 billion) support fund and preparing a mid- ...

Seattle, WA - Food Safety News announced today its transition to 501(c)(3) nonprofit status and the launch of FSN+, a reader-supported membership program, marking a significant milestone in the ...

It is time we all woke up. Some citizens appear to believe that being awakened, or being “woke,” is a bad thing. But being woke and awakened is a good thing. If we are not awake to the benefits of ...

As military tensions between China and Japan reach the highest level in more than a decade, the sparsely populated island of Yonaguni finds itself right on the front lines. Sitting just 110 kilometers ...

A 7.6 magnitude earthquake triggered 10 ft high tsunami warnings for across the northeastern coast of Japan on Monday, the country's meteorological agency said. That tsunami warning has since been ...

From a raccoon's drunken rampage to some animal magic caught on CCTV... Your weekly roundup of offbeat stories from around the world. - Drunk raccoon passes out in toilet - A raccoon who broke into a ...