The 63-year-old Japanese artist Takashi Murakami, the oldest son of a taxi driver and a homemaker, grew up in a one-room ...

Apple's annual "Back to School" promotion has launched in Japan today after returning earlier this month in Australia, New ...

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 for ...

Laapataa Ladies released in Japan from October 4, 2024. The film was India's official entry at the 2025 Academy Awards but was not shortlisted. A still from Laapataa Ladies, directed by Kiran Rao.

The number of people who killed themselves in Japan fell to 20,268 in 2024 ... Elementary, junior high and high school students accounted for 527, the highest level since records began in 1980 ...

Kiran Rao's directorial film "Laapataa Ladies" may not have received an Oscar nomination, but it has now earned a nomination for the Japan Academy Film Prize. After its theatrical release in Japan ...

Police in Tokyo have arrested a 35-year-old man on suspicion of stealing a tote bag containing gold bars and other items from a man walking in Tokyo's Shinjuku district in December. According to ...

After months of reporting to find the best crossbody bags, here’s what I quickly learned: Once you start carrying one of these super convenient bags, you can never go back to a heavy tote again.

More than 40 percent of school nurses in Japan have given consultations to students who feel uncomfortable with their genders, while over 20 percent have done so for gay or lesbian students ...

A camera bag is the best way to do that. The best camera bags are all about fitting in your gear without weighing you down. They should have enough room for all your essentials and extra pockets ...

A weekly ranking of the most popular songs in Japan combining physical and digital sales, audio streams, radio airplay, YouTube and GYAO! video views and karaoke data, compiled by Billboard Japan.

The findings corroborate assertions by San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish and many other Japanese ballplayers that “MLB balls are slipperier.” The powder in rosin bags is the only legal ...