An American arrested for defacing a sacred Tokyo shrine became the latest example of Japan's struggle to cope with misbehaving visitors amid a boom in inbound tourism. Japan welcomed ...

WASHINGTON -- Yu Miao smiles as he stands among the 10,000 books crowded on rows of bamboo shelves in his newly reopened ...

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Yu Miao smiles as he stands among the 10,000 books crowded on rows of bamboo shelves in his newly reopened bookstore. It’s in Washington’s vibrant Dupont Circle neighborhood, far from its last ...

Independent bookstores in China are facing closures and increased scrutiny as part of a crackdown on dissent. Bookstore ...

I've seen some cute burners in my time, but this dollhouse-ready one takes the cake. SuvenaArt / EtsyThe burner comes with 10 ...

Every year about this time I start stressing. I don't like to shop, and yet because the holidays are here, I have to. I try ...

Shuntaro Tanikawa, who pioneered modern Japanese poetry, poignant but conversational in its divergence from haiku and other traditions, has died ...

KYIV — Japan’s foreign minister arrived in Kyiv on Saturday to discuss North Korea’s deepening military alliance with Russia, including the deployment of thousands of troops to support ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s government is planning ¥30,000 ($192) cash handouts to help low-income households ...

LIMA, Peru (AP) — President Joe Biden is gathering South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for talks Friday amid heightened concerns about North Korea’s ...

Do you find yourself struggling to decide what to cook every day? A Japanese man decided to save time by adhering to the same fixed schedule for multiple small decisions in his daily life ...