J-pop is a tough sell overseas, but in recent years more musicians are challenging that perception and finding success abroad ...

MADRID―Takeda Pharmaceutical plans to seek regulatory approval ‌in Japan next year for its gastric cancer drug, after it ⁠extended overall survival and delayed ⁠disease progression in a late-stage ...

China’s political leaders and elites begin a four-day meeting Monday to discuss strengthening the ruling Communist Party’s ...

Pickleball, a sport often called a miniature version of tennis, has gained so much in popularity in Japan that the country ...

Yuri Yoshida won the LPGA South Korea tournament holding off Haeran Ryu and Hye-Jin Choi in a close finish at Pine Beach Golf ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency apologized Oct. 16 after issuing an emergency warning for an earthquake that was erroneously estimated as the most powerful in recorded history. “We issued an emergency ...

The government on June 24 announced details of Japan’s Growth Strategy that is topped by a public- and private-sector investment of 102 trillion yen ($630.7 billion) for artificial intelligence and ...

The Japanese government concealed the U.S. military’s acknowledgement in 2023 that two of its bases were likely sources of PFAS contamination in Okinawa Prefecture, sources said. Okinawa Prefecture ...

Despite equality law, only women win promotional titles in Tohoku ...

HAKUI, Ishikawa Prefecture—For the first time anywhere on the main island of Honshu, the endangered “toki” Japanese crested ibis was released here on May 31. About 500 local residents watched the ...

Sekihara, 41, and the colleague left the megabank and co-founded Nakaral, a startup based in Tokyo’s Setagaya Ward. Nakaral gives parents a more hands-free approach to bringing their children to ...

A peek through the music industry’s curtain at the producers who harnessed social media to help their idols go global.