Slice-of-life manga depict relatable struggles like job stress and relationships realistically. Seinen slice-of-life manga delve into raw, mature details of the protagonist's situations.

At the Alliance Literature Festival in Bengaluru, the winner of the Lindsley and Masao Miyoshi Translation Prize (2020-2021) ...

A traditional Japanese sewing technique called sashiko, taught to victims of a 2011 disaster, has sparked a business creating distinctive footwear. By Vivian Morelli Reporting from Otsuchi, Japan ...

Japanese-Arabic translator Rana Seif feels driven to bring contemporary Japanese novels by women writers to readers in the Middle East, saying that the problems women face are similar in Japan and ...

For this globally renowned chef, hospitality is an art form, and every dish is crafted with the intention to make guests ...

It's a cold and drizzly October day, but the atmosphere is warm and lively inside the second-grade classroom at Takasaki ...

As part of the celebrations of our 125th anniversary, we welcomed past exchange students from China, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam and Thailand to be panelists at an international symposium. The theme ...

Not long ago, Tomohiro Endo, 45, a company employee who makes guitars for a living, started crafting pieces for shogi — a Japanese board game similar to chess — as a hobby. And in just 18 months, he ...

This year’s Washin Kai’s spring lecture will be by Professor Davinder Bhowmik from the Department of Asian Languages and Literature at the University of Washington (UW). On April 8, Bhowmik will be ...

Sushi, sashimi, nigiri, hibachi, izakaya, omakase — some of these words may be familiar to you, while others may be unexplored terrain, but they all denote one thing — Japanese cuisine is having a ...