Japanese artist Sebastian Masuda, known as the "King of Kawaii," is reintroducing his kaleidoscopic world of color to New York with the opening of Tokiodelic, a rebranded café and bar that fuses Tokyo ...

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Japan staged a remarkable second-half comeback to defeat five-times world champions Brazil 3-2 in a friendly at a sold-out Tokyo Stadium, earning their first-ever win over the South Americans in 14 ...

Japan is set to have its first-ever woman leader in Sanae Takaichi. She wants to become the country’s version of her idol, Margaret Thatcher. Some fear she might be its Liz Truss. Having won the race ...

Hello Kitty turns 50 on Friday. Befitting a pop icon at midlife, the bubble-headed, bow-wearing character's fictional birthday has brought museum exhibits, a theme park spectacle and a national tour.

KYOTO—A sign on a train platform directs visitors to “The Future,” a pink-colored venue filled with cuteness that has made history on an abandoned railway line here. The Future Train restaurant, built ...

Typhoon Halong is approaching the Izu chain of islands south of Tokyo as of Wednesday, with the national weather agency urging people in the vicinity to be vigilant about windstorms, high waves and ...

Liberal Democratic Party leader Sanae Takaichi celebrates after winning the party leadership election in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025. Reporter Sanae Takaichi just broke Japan’s highest glass ceiling. The ...

If you couldn’t beat the summer heat, you might as well have take a swim in a wave of new music. We dove in to Addison Rae’s basic, yet somehow thrilling, vision of New York; a debaucherous new ...

2025 Expo Osaka : Expo Venue Hit by Swarms of Chironomids; Organizers Cooperating with Pest Control Companies, Others to Deal with Outbreak ...

Did you know that Sanrio, the company that created Hello Kitty, is also responsible for creating more than 400 characters that are successful in Japan? Characters like My Melody, Chococat, Keroppi, ...