We’re longtime fans of the ofuro, or Japanese soaking tub, both for its good looks and promotion of rest and relaxation at ...

Geisha learn difficult arts such as a traditional dance. Sorry for the radio silence for the past two weeks, I'm just back after a long-planned holiday to Japan. Sadly, I didn't manage to snag Kabuki ...

TOKYO: Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi was set to become Japan’s first female prime minister on Tuesday after winning a critical vote in parliament’s lower house. An acolyte of former Prime ...

Tokyo, Oct. 25 (Jiji Press)--Japanese opposition parties are wary of a plan by the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) to reduce the ...

Dallas has five cultural venues that are funded by the city of Dallas’ Office of Arts and Culture. These centers celebrate the city’s diversity through art, history and community and provide artistic ...

From the air, David Thevenin’s home two hours from Tokyo looks deceptively simple: a small, minimalist concrete structure with a pitched roof. But the single-story home is perched on the side of a ...

Opposition parties are wary of a plan by the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Japan Innovation Party (JIP) to reduce the number of House of Representatives seats by 10% from ...

Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)--Three Japanese high courts ruled Thursday that the July 20 election for the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the country's parliament, was constitutional in ...

With many Washington tourist spots closed due to the U.S. government shutdown, some visitors instead are checking out an unexpected and divisive new attraction in the nation's capital: President ...

Asian shares were mostly higher Friday after the White House confirmed plans for President Donald Trump to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping next week. The confirmation reduced some of the ...

North Carolina Republican legislative leaders completed their remapping of the state's U.S. House districts on Wednesday, intent on picking up one more seat to help President Donald Trump's efforts to ...

TOKYO :Shares of Tekscend Photomask climbed nearly 13 per cent in their Tokyo debut on Thursday, riding the wave of gains in Japan's tech sector. The photomask manufacturer, which produces masks used ...