The United States women's national team battles defending champion Japan on Sunday in an attempt to wrestle the World Cup title back in their possession after losing to them four years ago in the ...

A detail from "The Battle of Imjin River," a hand-painted cotton banner used for festivals and performances, made in 1888. The exhibition, "Japan: Form & Function," fills the Crow Museum of Asian Art ...

Iconic Japanese music ensemble RATS & STAR and “girl idol” group Momoiro Clover Z recently appeared together on a popular television program sporting “blackface” makeup, sparking a debate about ...

Japanese-trained runners have an excellent record in the Caulfield Cup and a top Japan form expert says Breakup has the quality to measure up in Saturday's $5m event. It's a tough question to answer ...

CROOKED CREEK, Ark. — Misako Ishimura waded knee deep into the current, the water temperature perfect for both swimming and soothing relief from the afternoon sun. But Ishimura, 58, had other things ...

US President-elect Donald Trump has announced his intention to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). A wave of protectionist policies is rising around the world, as evidenced by Britain's ...

A Japanese-Jewish Society has been formed here at the initiative of the Japanese, Tabun Sakai. The organization will have as one of its primary functions support of the rebuilding of the Jewish ...

Open a Japanese comic in a bookstore — say, the latest edition of “Dragon Ball Super” — and you’re likely to find a note saying, “Stop! You’re reading the wrong way.” That’s because manga begins where ...