“You have to understand, K-pop music is based on ‘80s Japanese pop ... Pokémon), anime (Spirited Away), fashion (Uniqlo), food (sushi) and martial arts (karate). But while K-pop songs ...

(Almost all high-end Japanese denim will have a straight-leg ... and distressing — first introduced in the 1970s and ’80s — “give jeans a broken-in look and feel.” That’s why washed ...

A traditional Japanese sewing technique called sashiko, taught to victims of a 2011 disaster, has sparked a business creating distinctive footwear.

Tomomi Miyajima, founder of Tokiya Japan, showed Good Morning Washington's Megan Clarke how to wear a traditional kimono.

Missing for decades from the Anglophile version of its origin story was another great visual narrative tradition, of the East ...

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It's been 80 years since US forces invaded Okinawa, beginning one of the bloodiest battles of World War Two. More than 200,000 people lost their lives as fighting engulfed Japan's southern prefecture.

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The Trump administration demonstrated that it wants tougher limits on China’s access to American technology than those introduced by the Biden administration, targeting Chinese companies ...

Full bloom is declared when about 80% of the tree's flowers have opened. Warm weather over the last week is believed to have spurred the blooming, according to the Japan Weather Association.

which preceded fierce ground battles in the southwestern Japan prefecture during World War II. Bereaved families and others prayed for peace and the victims of the ground battles during the ...

In 2025, homeowners are expressing themselves through their interior design style, leaning into personality-fueled trends ...