In late March, members of Japan's Kurdish community gathered at a park just outside Tokyo to celebrate "Newroz," or "New Day," a festival marking the start of spring and the Middle Eastern ethnic ...

In Japan, policymakers and economists are paying close attention to the "oshikatsu" phenomenon as a growing driver of ...

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Whether they’re prepping for a red carpet or simply unwinding at home on a Saturday night, celebrities love to pamper their skin with face masks — and snap selfies while they’re at it.

The new report estimates 298,000 deaths and more than 1.2 million people displaced – roughly 10 per cent of Japan’s population. People take part in a minute of silence to remember the victims ...

A hair color code is being strictly enforced at close to half of all senior high schools operated by the Tokyo metropolitan government. Students who turn up to classes with wavy hair or locks that ...

Around 74 percent of Japanese people have continued wearing face masks as usual even after the government eased the COVID-19-related protocol on March 13, an Asahi Shimbun survey showed.

The Nintendo Switch 2 Direct revealed a lot of new information about the system yesterday, and one of the tidbits you may have noticed is that Japan is getting a Japanese-language only version of ...