What kind of relationship did Japanese people and animals have during the early modern Edo period (1603–1868)? An exhibition ...

Hanako Okada was one of 73 women to win seats at the general election last month, a record number in a Parliament long dominated by men.

Yuichiro Tamaki, the leader of a small opposition party now able to wield outsized political influence, had long puzzled over ...

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Funeral Parade Of Roses' may be an underground queer art film, but it's been inspiring the past 60 years of pop culture.

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A peek through the music industry’s curtain at the producers who harnessed social media to help their idols go global.

A weekly ranking of the most popular songs in Japan combining physical and digital sales, audio streams, radio airplay, YouTube and GYAO! video views and karaoke data, compiled by Billboard Japan.

Relevance: As the world's third largest economy and one of the United States' most important allies and trading partners, Japan is critical to an understanding of global issues. Japan also exerts ...

A total of 102 festivals and other cultural events designated by 31 prefectural governments as intangible folk cultural ...

here are some of the best Japanese movies on Netflix that you can watch. Directed by Miki Takahiro, ‘Drawing Closer’ is based on the best-selling book by Ao Morita. A bonafide tearjerker, it explores ...