Arranged marriages once dominated in Japan, with parents and relatives finding partners. After the war, love matches ...

From "Bridge," Seiji Hayashi, Yuubokusha, Tokyo, 2001.

Yokozuna promotion-chasing ozeki Kirishima joined six other wrestlers at the top of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament ...

The 100-yen (about 60 cents) breakfasts served at a public university in this central Japan city are attracting attention, ...

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Inside a local electronics shop, all kinds of parts and equipment for electrical products -- from circuit boards, electrical ...

Two Vietnamese men have become the first foreign bus drivers in the Shikoku region. They started regular bus service in late ...

Officials and staff who work in support of Japan's imperial family are facing unprecedented uncertainty as to how their ...

An Israeli strike on a funeral in the central Gaza Strip killed at least seven people and wounded 22, while other at ...

Japan ranked the lowest among six countries in a private-sector survey of companies about their use of generative ...

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Andy Burnham was officially declared leader of Britain's governing Labour Party on Friday, promising to bring hope to the ...