Matara Doll has opened up pre-orders for a traditional Japanese kimekomi doll that resembles Snivy from Pokemon.

DAIGO, Ibaraki Prefecture--In April 1941 and fresh out of teacher’s training college, Hiroko Kikuchi was assigned to the Kurosawa National Elementary School in a mountainous area here.

In Ichinono, a small rural village in Japan, life-sized dolls have become part of everyday life, adding a sense of activity to an otherwise quiet community. These dolls are carefully crafted by ...

Japan’s median age has been rising since 1950, with the figure reaching to 49.1 in 2023, according to an estimate by the ...

Lost in Tokyo is a picturesque parfait shop hidden inside an otherwise unassuming clothing store. Opened last month, this ...

A Japanese village struggling with a low population created life-sized dolls to mimic the feeling of a bustling society. The ...

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 ...

What is a Japanese spider crab? They may look like something from a 1950s sci-fi film, but Japanese spider crabs are gentle giants. And giants they are. Of the 60,000 species of crustaceans on ...

The Japanese car making giant has not yet said where in its global operations the job cuts will be made. One of Japan's most popular tourist attractions is once again donning its famed snowcap.