A group of Zainichi Korean women met in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, on May 21. These women came from Utoro in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture ...

Sir — Congratulations to the multi-faceted Kannadiga author, Banu Mushtaq, who is also a lawyer and activist, on winning the ...

In Japan, many people now plan early for the end of their lives. This includes things like funerals. Even young people in ...

The British share their trait for indirect politeness with another culture — Japanese (“It would be so much easier if we said what we thought”, Opinion, April 19; “A conversational filler that’s ...

Shirley Hazzard and Donald Keene are far from household names. Granted, Hazzard was the author two widely acclaimed novels — ...

The problems Kyowa and other auto suppliers face illustrate a decades-long shift in Japan, which no longer floods the world ...

By STEVE PFARRER For the Gazette Stephen Platt, who teaches 19th and 20th century Chinese history at the University of ...

Which are the hardest languages in the world? Some languages are challenging to learn and master than others. Discover these ...

“CHO KABUKI Powered by IOWN” tells the story of Princess Miku (performed by Hatsune Miku) and Tadanobu (performed by Shidō Nakamura), who battle the Azure Dragon [no relation to Redmond, just a blue ...

At Expo 2025, NTT debuted “CHO KABUKI Powered by IOWN,” a theater performance synchronizing live and virtual performers in ...

In short, 39 means “thank you.” But just how did the number 39 came to be associated with the term “thank you”? Japan’s Kanji ...