Born from the trauma of World War II, this bow-wearing cartoon icon became a powerful tool for diplomacy, reinvention, and ...

Anime in the ‘80s was nothing short of a revelation. Gone were the simple formulaic cartoons of the past decade. In their ...

At first he used Japanese cartoons and comics to learn the language, but despite his long love of the country, it was a culture shock. “The first night I went out for a walk and I saw all those ...

NAA: J25, 1970/54 Credit: Keiko Tamura/Australian War Memorial/National Archives of Australia Despite the strong family opposition, about 650 Japanese women in their 20s decided to come to ...

Japan is known for its strong work ethic ... For example, in the gaming industry, excessive overtime is often reframed as “crunch time,” making 80-hour weeks for 40 hours of pay seem like a standard ...

League club Yokohama FC near Tokyo. At first he used Japanese cartoons and comics to learn the language, but despite his long love of the country, it was a culture shock. "The first night I went ...

By Japan Association For Winter Masters Sports Iichi Marumo started competing in his late 80s, after a life spent farming, publishing poetry and volunteering to fly in a kamikaze mission during ...

who grew up watching popular Japanese cartoons such as Ninja Hattori-kun and Doraemon. The promised monthly salary of 206,000 yen – equivalent to nearly four times what he earned in Surat – is ...

The key to McDonald’s Japan’s success has been the skillful way its menu both stays true to the chain’s American roots but also takes into considerations local tastes. For example, should you walk ...

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 ...