In Japan, June 26 is Rotenburo Day (Open-air Bath Day), due to the double meanings in the syllables that make up the word rotenburo, with ro sounding like roku or “six”, ten being the word for a decimal point…
While plenty of happy couples can trace their meet-cute moment to an online dating app, many others find the never-ending process of likes, swipes, taps and awkward DMs that go…
A joint venture set up in 2019 by a top Japanese company and a top South Korean company was hailed as a beacon of cooperation amid strained diplomatic relations. Executives…
The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden is investigating China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom over concerns that the firms could exploit access to American data through their U.S.…
Sweden has launched a groundbreaking new law, allowing grandparents to step in and get paid parental leave while taking care of their grandchildren for up to three months of a…
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrived in Britain on Saturday for a three-day state visit hosted by King Charles III. A special flight from Japan landed at London's Stansted airport.…
Ahead of the Tokyo gubernatorial election, residents in the capital are seeing duplicates of the same poster — some of which are unrelated to the poll — dominating half of the…
While some people delight in gastronomic pursuits such as speed-eating, others take their time finishing the largest possible portion of a dish to perfection. No matter which of those camps you fall into,…
Emperor Naruhito expressed hopes for "an enduring relationship based on friendship" between Japan and Britain in a speech Tuesday at a state banquet hosted by King Charles III and Queen…
A drone buzzes between trees on a humid Malaysian morning, monitoring the oil palm fruits as they ripen. Self-driving trucks rumble over the vast plantation’s uneven ground, laying fertilizer and…