How do you perk up a lonely fish? This may sound like the start of a particularly silly joke, but it was a very real challenge faced by staff at a Japanese aquarium when they noticed their sunfish was ...

How did Takashi-san's illustrations become Japan's de facto clip art? Watch the vid and find out.

The birthplace of the famous ‘maneki neko’ waving cats is home to thousands of the cute little kitty statues. People from all over Japan visit the temple to get their dose of good luck ...

Without its usual crowd of spectators, Kaikyokan’s sunfish essentially started to fall into a deep-sea depression.

In June 1943, a Los Angeles women’s auxiliary of the American Legion started petitions to keep any Japanese people from living on the Pacific coast again, claiming the “great danger” that ...

Tokyo — Eight people were wounded in a hammer attack at a university in Tokyo on Friday, with a 22-year-old student arrested at the scene, Japanese media said. All those hurt were conscious ...

Many Japanese people tend to avoid confrontation and direct communication, which can make forming friendships challenging. Professor Ono noted that people may find it difficult to ask someone to ...

Now, part of her job is visiting other Chinese immigrants in Japan to share their stories on her social media account. "I interviewed many people ... and white uniforms waving CCP flags at ...

For decades, Japan prided itself on being one of the safest ... have increased, with 269,550 people detained – a number not seen since 2004.

(Mainichi/Kimi Takeuchi) FUKUOKA -- The number of homeless people in Japan totaled 2,820 as of January 2024 and about 40% of them said they were fine with their current living situation ...

Japan welcomed the most visitors in history in 2024, as the country’s weak currency fuelled a tourism boom, according to official figures. More than 36.8 million people visited the Asian country ...

Japan is a country of limited space with a high concentration of people in big cities. Many homes are small and overcrowded with possessions, Ms. Ikari said. “There were people who knew about ...