Confucian cosmology was never about superstition. Its real power lay in de-centering authority – binding rulers to a higher ...

Why is Japan’s use of it, in ideas and identity, so different? The anthropologist replies, ‘Japan is the only country which relies only on rice as a staple.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called off his first visit to Japan and South Korea to focus on the Middle East, Japan's Nikkei newspaper reported on Thursday.

The Māori All Blacks kicked off Ross Filipo's tenure in style, overpowering the Japan XV 53-20 at Prince Chichibu Stadium in Tokyo. The match featured a second-half blitz from the Māori that saw them ...

SINGAPORE – The launch of snack-themed Labubu dolls drew a queue of some 160 fans at retailer Pop Mart’s Ion Orchard store on June 28, with the earliest arrivals reaching before dawn. First in ...

The 50th and final liftoff of Japan's H-2A rocket launched the GOSAT-GW satellite on Saturday, June 28, 2025.

As China’s threat over the Pacific gains momentum and with Taiwan’s independence at stake, Japan is quietly preparing itself for a possible US-China war. A key ally of Washington, Japan, will begin ...

Princess Kako of Japan has attracted attention online after a photo of her sleeping on an economy flight to Brazil went viral.

Follow the action as the Māori All Blacks take on the Japan XV in Tokyo.

Statements from a war crimes investigator confirm there was a cover-up.

2 school teachers in Japan arrested, allegedly took upskirt pics of children & shared them with 'nearly 10 teachers' in group chat One of the men is believed to be the administrator of the group chat.

In Japan, Nintendo Switch 2 launch title Mario Kart World has sold more physical copies in the first three days on sale than Switch 1 launch title The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild managed ...