November 20, 2013
Diplomatic tensions with South Korea have flared anew after Japan’s top government spokesman called anti-Japanese independence activist An Jung-geun, a national hero in his...
November 20, 2013
Studio Ghibli Inc.'s remaining anime giant Isao Takahata says his latest and possibly last movie pushes the boundaries of animation technique.
November 21, 2013
Cats can differentiate between voices, but they continue to show a “don’t care” attitude even when their owners are calling, a study by Japanese researchers found.
November 20, 2013
The Supreme Court on Nov. 20 ruled that the Lower House election in December last year was held in “a state of unconstitutionality,” but it stopped short of invalidating the results.
November 19, 2013
Workers at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant are in uncharted territory, facing the risk of damaging fuel rods and scattering radioactive materials during a yearlong mission to remove fuel from a storage pool strewn with ...
November 19, 2013
He goes by the name “Happy” on Twitter, and he has more than 87,000 followers on the social networking site eager to know what is going on inside the wrecked Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
November 20, 2013
Gakken Publishing Co. has expanded the lineup on its streaming website that offers samurai-themed manga titles in Japanese and English simultaneously for free.
November 19, 2013
No matter how many times it sinks, the space warship Yamato is always resurrected by the hopes of those seeking the ideal Japan.
November 21, 2013
KYOTO--Hearts are made to be broken, as the saying goes, but Yasuhiko Kitamura makes hearts that are meant to be cut open.
November 21, 2013
TACLOBAN, Philippines--A statue donated by Japanese citizens more than 30 years ago here on Leyte Island survived Typhoon Haiyan when it ripped through the Philippines earlier this month.
November 20, 2013
When the state secrets protection bill becomes law, how will important diplomatic documents from the past be treated?
November 20, 2013
Baseball and softball still have a chance of being included in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, IOC President Thomas Bach said on Nov. 20.
