Japanese asset managers, including the units of Mizuho and Nomura, are rushing to launch bond funds to meet soaring interest ...

Ten figures stand in a circle inside a Japanese-style penthouse. The lights are low. A white stormtrooper huddles beside a large, orange cat, who bows his head and clears his throat.

Rintaro Sasaki stepped off a plane onto U.S. soil for the first time in September 2023. The then-18-year-old -- Japan’s ...

Something unusual is happening across large swaths of the world. Maternity wards are quieter than they’ve ever been. Villages ...

Joe Hisaishi got famous writing the soundtracks to Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli films. Now he is focusing on his first love ...

EIU ranked 173 cities around the world to capture how livable they are based on healthcare, infrastructure, and other factors ...

On July 7, 1976, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in New York enrolled female cadets for the first time in the ...

Welcome to the latest edition of The China Connection — a snapshot of what I'm seeing and hearing from local businesses.

From Witch Hat Atelier to Nippon Sangoku, these anime shows have excelled in the first half of 2026, quickly becoming the ...

At the same time, returning home led me to reflect a little bit more deeply on my identity as a Native Hawaiian because our ...

Super Typhoon Bavi made landfall, pounding the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam on Monday. It's the second massive storm to ...

Brazil’s agonizing wait for another World Cup title was extended by the inevitable Erling Haaland in a disappointing 2–1 ...