Gudetama, Pompompurin and of course, Hello Kitty, have become a staple of Japanese kawaii merchandise. They were major pieces of Japan’s "Cool Japan" campaign, which became an official ...

The return of inflation and wage growth is giving the Bank of Japan room to raise interest rates and declare the end of a long period of stagnation. Source: FactSet, Bank of Japan By The New York ...

Nintendo announced its next-generation video game console Thursday evening, providing the first official details of the successor to the hugely successful Switch, which was released almost eight ...

In late December Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi visited China, where he took part in a series of meetings with his counterpart Wang Yi and other Chinese officials. The trip gave the ...

Cuteness as a Japanese concept predates the modern use ... Proof that lethargy can get you places: Gudetama, the sunny-side-up (and sometimes hard-boiled) slacker egg from the Sanrio extended ...

In Japan, festivals come alive with vibrant energy and delicious smells. Japanese street foods, called yatai, line the streets, tempting passersby with colorful displays and mouthwatering aromas.

The ministry worker had left behind the files and his laptop during a five-hour night out. The Japanese prime minister gets much needed reassurances that his country is still America's top ally.

In case you didn’t know, Gudetama, a lazy egg yolk with a butt crack is a bit of a phenomenon. Part of the universe of the Japanese company Sanrio (probably best known for Hello Kitty) it was hatched ...