The work has officially begun to expand the University of Illinois’ Japan House. After an eight-year journey, the ...

Following the advice of Zen masters, Jon Stollenmeyer endured months of rejection before finally getting his foot in the ...

After much anticipation and an eight-year journey, Japan House will begin constructing the Ogura-Sato Annex. Japan House ...

At her new cafe, Patio Tropical, Bonnin serves chorizo — a blend that was custom made by her neighborhood butcher — with ...

(AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] TOKYO (AP) — Japanese officials said senior Taliban representatives were in the capital for talks, ...

The Naha branch of Fukuoka High Court on Tuesday found last year's House of Representatives election constitutional in terms of vote-value disparity, following similar rulings on the event.

With Japan’s Upper House elections in July quickly approaching and the Liberal Democratic Party’s popularity still waning, Ishiba himself has not ruled out a scenario where his cabinet faces a ...

With forest covering two-thirds of the Japanese archipelago, Japan's celebrated carpentry culture is rooted in a profound respect for nature and trees. The exhibition uncovers more than 1,000 ...

As cinema spreads across the globe, Japan shines as one of the leading and cherished film industries, especially having earned more Academy Awards than any other nation in Asia. While it is ...

The yearly changes table looks at the last quarter's/month's index values for a given year and compares it with the same quarter/month of the previous year to gauge the change in house prices during ...

How an American is moving Japan's old homes into the modern age When American businessman Brian Heywood decided to build a home in Kamakura, he wondered if he could also save some old Japanese houses.

Yet the seven biggest Japanese trading houses -- also known as sogo shosha --including Mitsubishi Corp., Mitsui & Co. and Sumitomo Corp., along with JERA, the country's largest power company ...