Japan arrived at this year’s Berlinale with nine films in selection and the wind at its back - “Demon Slayer” and “Chainsaw ...

After Bad Bunny's nostalgic plena track "DtMF" went to Number One on the 'Billboard' 100, a Japanese version also stirred up viral buzz.

Japan’s premium streaming sector grew 15% in 2025 to hit revenues of $7.2B, according to Media Partners Asia (MPA). A ...

This is only a fraction of Japan’s overall book production, which amounts to 75,000 new titles per year and annual revenue close to $10 billion, according to the All Japan Magazine and Book Publishers ...

Initially inspired by anime and manga, Wang enrolled in first-year Japanese. In the two years since, though, her path to fluency has been far from straightforward.

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae’s wager on a snap election paid off spectacularly Sunday, with her Liberal Democratic Party securing an unprecedented single-handed two-thirds majority in the ...

It feels like every few months or so, we’re writing about another price hike. Often, we’re talking about subscription services such as Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, PlayStation Plus, or Xbox Game Pass. But ...

Japan’s inflation cooled sharply in December, hitting multi-year lows. Rice inflation eased, but prices remain near record highs nationwide. Data lands as the prime minister moves toward a snap ...

New York Fed inquiries about the cost of exchanging yen for dollars signaled to traders on Friday that the U.S. government might make a large purchase of the Japanese currency. By Joe Rennison Alan ...

TOKYO—Miranda Castleberry made a beeline to a 7-Eleven after arriving in Japan in December to try an iced coffee with vanilla ice cream on top, a treat she’d seen other tourists post about on social ...

TOKYO — Japanese panda fans gathered Sunday for the final public viewing at Tokyo's Ueno zoo before twins Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei return to China this week. Their departure on Tuesday will leave Japan ...

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved the lower house of Parliament on Friday, paving the way for a Feb. 8 snap election. The move is an attempt to capitalize on her popularity to ...