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It's fair to say the worlds of cosplay and credit unions don't appear to have a lot in common. But a
Manga is a 14 billion-dollar industry for Japan, but it would be even bigger if it weren't for onlin
The surge in visitors to Japan over the past decade has made the tourism industry an outsize success
Sho Igawa Atias was born in Japan and now works as a high school teacher in Tel Aviv. Outside of his
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hasn't even turned 40, but he may have already picked his young daug
The total fertility rate in Japan has been in decline for eight consecutive years – a statistic that
Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus has a new challenge: The political novice took th
Perry Link is a leading sinologist with a deep knowledge of Chinese language and culture, and more t
Autumn in Japan is a season for mountain climbing, and the number of foreign hikers is rising. Polic
American voters are already casting their ballots in early and absentee voting for the November 5 pr
Use of drone technology rose to a whole new level after the Noto Peninsula Earthquake on New Year's
Translation technology is advancing by leaps and bounds, leveraging the power of artificial intellig
Many tourists who arrive in Japan put climbing Mount Fuji high on their list of things to do. This s
When Russian president Vladimir Putin landed in neighboring Mongolia on Monday to help celebrate 85
India is increasingly a country of haves, and many more have-nots. The latter camp recently used the
New technologies like artificial intelligence are raising electricity demand, thwarting global effor
Hokkaido Prefecture in northern Japan boasts a kingdom for the "sport of kings." The Hidaka region h
Democratic vice-presidential nominee Tim Walz was introduced in broad strokes to Americans at the pa
The alliance led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party maintained a majority in I
Mise Seiichiro was playing the organ at his home in Nagasaki around 11 a.m. on August 9, 1945. He wa
