The debut film of director Ryuya Suzuki spans a century in the life of a hero who goes from J-pop idol to oracle, as voiced ...

Wataru Takeuchi was charged for posting plot descriptions of movies and anime series so detailed that a Tokyo court declared ...

PM Sanae Takaichi says about 80m barrels of stockpiled oil to be provided to refiners – equivalent to 45 days of domestic demand Middle East crisis – live updates Japan will begin the biggest-ever ...

This file photo taken in Kyiv in June 2024 shows a Ukraine-made drone equipped with a high-performance camera. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government is considering introducing Ukraine-made ...

The transport ministry plans to cover half of the cost for domestic airlines and local governments managing airports to purchase snowplows and other snow removal equipment. The move is part of the ...

Genre fiction in Japan is known as entame shosetsu, or “entertainment novels,” and is part of the larger entertainment publishing category that includes manga and light novels. Japanese genre fiction ...

Japanese books are hot. Walk into a U.S. bookstore and you’re likely to see a representative array of Japanese titles in translation: classics and current bestsellers by literary heavyweights, cozy ...

Japan and China ended 2025 with relations in bad shape. And tensions in the East China Sea show little sign of easing. In this episode of Japan Today Spotlight, we examine the long-running dispute ...

UK borrowing costs are pushing higher, as pressure continues to mount on Keir Starmer. The yield, or interest rate, on 10-year government bonds is now up 7 basis points (0.07 percentage points) to ...