Animated films of the 80s featured themes of courage and friendship, becoming genre classics. Hayao Miyazaki's films rose in ...

IWO-TO, Japan — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito visited Iwo Jima on Monday and paid tribute to thousands of Japanese and Americans who died in one of World War II's bloodiest battles. Naruhito and ...

Add TheJapanNews to your Google News feed. Japan Oct.-Dec. GDP Revised Down to 2.2 Pct Annual Rise Japan Sells 141,796 Tons of Reserve Rice in Auction 150,000 Tons of Rice Released from Japan’s ...

Studio Ghibli is a legendary Japanese animation studio founded in 1985 by Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata and Toshio Suzuki. It is known for producing some of the most beautifully crafted, emotionally ...

Police in Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture, have arrested a 29-year-old man on suspicion of attempting to defraud an 80-year-old woman out of 3 million yen. According to police, Hiroaki Taguchi, a fire ...

“You have to understand, K-pop music is based on ‘80s Japanese pop. So, as long as we strive forward, we can do it.” Japan already has a presence in the U.S. mainstream through video games ...

It's been 80 years since US forces invaded Okinawa, beginning one of the bloodiest battles of World War Two. More than 200,000 people lost their lives as fighting engulfed Japan's southern prefecture.

West Japan Railway (JR West) on Wednesday built a station building that consists of parts made with 3D printer technology. The station building in Wakayama Prefecture is the world's first to be ...

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The president of Carefriend Toshima which dispatches caregivers to the homes of elderly clients. The number of nursing care workers nationwide fell to 2.126 million in fiscal 2023, down by 28,000 from ...