JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles. “This intangible but consistent ‘Japanese-ness’ underpins Japan’s historical cultural output and represents Japan’s contribution to global culture and entertainment.” In ...

(“I eat Japanese”) before quickly shutting the door. This awkward encounter with the infamous “NHK Guy” is a common introduction to Japan’s NHK reception fee — a system that leaves many of the country ...

A court in Japan has ruled that the disparity of up to 2.06 times in the value of one vote in the Lower House election last October does not violate the Constitution. The Okayama branch of the ...

The Imperial House Law stipulates that successors to the throne must be males from the male line of the Imperial lineage. Foreign Ministry Press Secretary Kitamura Toshihiro commented on the issue ...

The lower house of the Philippines' Congress has impeached Vice President Sara Duterte. She is suspected of misusing public funds and other offenses. The vice president is a daughter of former ...

The meeting is reportedly scheduled for next Tuesday. Netanyahu could become the first foreign leader to visit the White House since Trump's inauguration last week. Trump and his team are working ...

The meeting comes at a crucial time for the Middle East. Netanyahu is the first foreign leader to visit Trump at the White House since the start of his second term. The president told reporters he ...

A White House spokesperson has described US President Donald Trump's remarks about taking over the Gaza Strip as a plan for peace in the territory. Trump suggested on Tuesday that the United ...

The Japanese government has approved draft legislation to introduce measures to pre-empt possible cyberattacks amid an increasingly vulnerable cyber environment. The draft legislation to implement ...

Japan's Defense Ministry has tested a new missile in the United States. The Hyper Velocity Gliding Projectile is being developed as part of plans to defend remote Japanese islands. Ministry ...

Trump delivered a speech at the White House on Wednesday. He said he will instruct the Department of Defense and Homeland Security to begin preparing the facility for "the worst criminal aliens." ...

In the ancient Japanese city of Kyoto, apprentice geiko entertainers have joined a bean-throwing ceremony on Setsubun, the last day of winter on the lunar calendar. Kyoto's Yasaka Shrine annually ...