Instruments of a Beating Heart” follows a group of first graders in Japan who form an orchestra to play Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy,” as part of a welcoming ceremony for the incoming class of 6-year-olds.

Traditional methods and skilled craftsmanship come together to create durable Japanese school bags. From material selection ...

When I was a kid, I was fascinated by a traditional katana my grandfather had brought home from Japan in 1945. Years later, I ...

Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)--The western Japan city of Settsu marked the 50th anniversary this fiscal year since starting to give out its originally designed “randoseru” traditional school backpack ...

The order was placed by JERA Global Markets Pte. Ltd., owned 66.7 percent by Japanese power utility JERA Co. Inc. and 33.3 percent by France’s EDF Trading Ltd, according to an online statement ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Lawmakers in Ohio are set to deliberate on a new school bus safety bill aimed at increasing penalties for drivers who illegally pass stopped school buses. The proposed ...

Roki Sasaki was introduced to Japanese basketball star Rui Hachimura of the Lakers. The two young stars linked up and chatted as Hachimura taught Sasaki the famous "LA" hand sign. Interestingly ...

It’s Day 1 of Donald Trump’s presidency. And his “First Buddy” Elon Musk is grabbing headlines for all the wrong reasons — a hand gesture to be precise. Trump and Musk are close and on the President’s ...

I was getting off a flight when a couple in the row in front of me tried to get other passengers to retrieve their large carry-on bags from the overhead compartments, four rows back, and pass them ...

And depending on their size, they can even be used as your personal item or carry-on bag. Below, you’ll find the eight best anti-theft bags, according to reviewers who use them while traveling.

NHK has learned that a court in eastern China is set to hand down a ruling on Thursday ... man fatally stabbed a boy on his way to a Japanese school in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen.

A Chinese district court is set to sentence a man next week over a knife attack in June last year, in which a Japanese woman and her child, and a Chinese woman were attacked, sources at Japan's ...