Osaka – It’s been 10 years since the Donkey Kong video game series had a mainline release, but the opening of the Donkey Kong Country area at Universal Studios Japan...

The Kanji of the Year was announced Thursday, and for 2024 the Japanese Kanji Proficiency Society selected 金, which can be read “きん” and “かね,” and means “gold/money.” Every December,...

SEOUL – From plastic surgery clinics to tour firms and hotel chains, South Korea’s hospitality sector is wary of the potential impact of a protracted political crisis, as some overseas...

Frankfurt, Germany – A growing tide of government-friendly and politically influenced fact-checking projects in Europe is making it harder for citizens to tell truth from propaganda, disinformation experts warn, with...

Washington – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration next month, CBS News reported on Wednesday, citing multiple sources. The invitation to the...

SEOUL – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol lashed out at his political opponents as “anti-state forces,” said North Korea may have hacked the country’s elections, and defended last week’s...

Spirited performances by Mei Nagano and Takeru Satoh bolster Hideki Takeuchi’s quirky and stylish film. Source link

The Japanese film industry has made movies featuring the Ainu, indigenous people who now live mostly in Hokkaido, but with Japanese actors in the Ainu roles. In his second feature...

Nippon Steel will pay $5,000 to each and every U.S. Steel employee in America if its acquisition of the company goes through. It made the announcement Wednesday morning in Japan...