People who live in a state of daily desperation sometimes react to their circumstances with violence against others or themselves and, while such actions are a manifestation of frustration, they can also alert the larger world to that frustration, even if it wasn't intended. ...

Natsuki Aso did not become a punk rock star, much to his teenage self’s regret. Around 15 minutes into the documentary “Natsuki: The Movie,” however, you’ll see that the 44-year-old was able to achieve a different kind of celebrity — replacing “concert appearances” with ...

If communication is measurable in terms of number of words, we are the greatest communicators in the history of our species. Question: Who's listening? There's the rub, says President magazine. Listening is the hard part. It's harder than talking — in part, writes Toshiyuki Goda of ...

Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko met evacuees from the March 2011 tsunami-triggered nuclear disaster on Saturday as they began a three-day visit to Fukushima that was expected to be their last to the region before his abdication next year. The Imperial Couple visited a housing ...

With just days to go, Japan remains nervous its interests will get lost in the shuffle as the U.S. and North Korean leaders try to score quick diplomatic points.

Crown Prince Naruhito has said he wants to present a silver medal to Crown Princess Masako to express his appreciation for her support after 25 years of marriage. "While facing difficulties, she continues various efforts and supports me and Aiko, our daughter, and I am ...

Although angry with U.S. President Donald Trump’s protectionist moves, the other six leaders manage to keep the denuclearization and trade issues separate.

Dozens of places in Kawasaki are marred by slurs directed at ethnic Korean residents just days after protesters blocked an alleged hate speech event.

Many people thought Anthony Bourdain had the most enviable career in existence. He didn't deny it. "I have the best job in the world," the globe-trotting food-taster and culinary storyteller once told The New Yorker magazine, stating the rather obvious. "If I'm unhappy, it's a ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is expected to fly into Singapore's Changi Airport on Sunday ahead of a high-stakes summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, a source involved in the planning of the trip said Friday. Pictures of U.S. military aircraft at nearby Paya ...

U.S. special counsel Robert Mueller filed charges on Friday against a political operative with alleged ties to Russian intelligence, bringing his probe on possible collusion by the Trump presidential campaign a step closer to the Kremlin's door. The indictment, filed in District of Columbia federal ...

In the entrance of Nousaku in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, a group of schoolchildren skip by and point excitedly at an eclectic display of hundreds of brightly colored objects. Other visitors, meanwhile, look down in wonder toward the concrete floor, where a huge golden silhouette ...

Learning crafts in the U.K. can give artists more room to breathe.

Move over, Harajuku. Although the Instagram-ready "rainbow hot dog" might bring the crowd to Shin-Okubo, Korean food is well on its way to becoming a true culinary staple.

The sushi might be the start at Temarizushi to Nihoncha Souden, but the tea is no slouch, either.

Expect innovation, talent and, yes, chocolate at Assemblages Kakimoto.

Riedel's new Junmai Glass elevates drinking junmai, or "pure rice," sake to a multisensory experience.

Is it worth shipping Coca-Cola's new alcoholic drink 1,000 kilometers from Kyushu? Undoubtedly yes.

Anthony Bourdain — who was found dead in his hotel room Friday in France — had a knack for discovering the best of each country he visited over the course of his colorful career, but always seemed to have a special place in his heart ...

A former convenience store worker herself, Murata tells stories of women who don't fit in, who aren't ticking the boxes of middle class conformity.

Is this bizarrely oneiric journey, daikon sprouts and all, really just Kobo Abe's exteriorized exploration of a tortured psyche?

Disney animation chief John Lasseter said Friday he is quitting, six months after acknowledging in an internal memo that he had made staffers feel "disrespected or uncomfortable" with unwanted hugs. The 61-year-old executive, best known for transforming Pixar from a small graphics department at Lucasfilm ...

Teenage star Tomokazu Harimoto beat China's two-time Olympic champion Ma Long on Saturday in the Japan Open quarterfinals. Ma, currently the world champ and a former world No. 1 who won his first Japan Open men's championship in Tokyo last year, succumbed to the sixth-seeded ...

Shingo Kunieda and Yui Kamiji won French Open wheelchair singles championships on Saturday. It was Kunieda's seventh men's title at Roland Garros, while Kamiji, the defending champ, won her third women's championship. The 34-year-old Kunieda, who entered the Grand Slam event ranked third in the world, ...

Onelki Garcia struck out eight over the distance as the Chunichi Dragons blanked the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 3-0 in interleague play on Saturday. The left-hander Garcia (7-2) gave up three hits and two walks in front of a crowd of 36,243 at Nagoya Dome. It ...

On Friday night at Tokyo Dome, the Seibu Lions and Yomiuri Giants each sent their ace to the mound, creating a marquee matchup of the Lions' Yusei Kikuchi vs. the Kyojin's Tomoyuki Sugano. Unsurprisingly, it drew some "major" attention. Sitting among the 45,533 fans were scouts ...

Former Liverpool player and manager Kenny Dalglish was knighted on Friday. The Anfield icon was honored by Queen Elizabeth II for services to soccer, charity and the city of Liverpool. Dalglish, 67, was the only sportsperson knighted in the Queen's Birthday List, while Bournemouth striker Jermain ...

Japan conjured a hat trick of magical scores to floor Six Nations side Italy 34-17 on Saturday in the first game of their two-match rugby series. The Brave Blossoms, who finished with four tries to Italy's two, produced moments of breathtaking skill as Amanaki Mafi, ...

Brett Gardner hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer off Jacob deGrom on an eighth-inning changeup, and the New York Yankees beat the reeling Mets 4-1 Friday night in the Subway Series opener. Yankees hurler Masahiro Tanaka left the game due to hamstring problems after he sprinted ...

Japan lost 2-0 to Switzerland in a pre-World Cup friendly on Friday, just six days before the start of the tournament in Russia. Ricardo Rodriguez and Haris Seferovic scored to seal Switzerland's win at Stadium Cornaredo in the Swiss border city of Lugano. Japan, currently 61st ...

The Los Angeles Angels said Friday that Shohei Ohtani has gone on the disabled list with an injury to his right pitching elbow. The club said Ohtani was placed on the 10-day DL with a grade 2 sprain of the ulnar collateral ligament, which reportedly ...

Maria Bueno, the Brazilian "queen" of tennis, who won three Wimbledon and four U.S. championship singles titles, died Friday in Sao Paulo at age 78, the hospital where she was being treated said. She had been suffering from mouth cancer since last year and was ...

Eri Hozumi and Makoto Ninomiya on Friday advanced to the women's doubles final at the French Open with a straight-sets semifinal win over No. 8 seeds Chan Hao-ching of Taiwan and Yang Zhaoxuan of China. The unseeded duo took 1 hour, 3 minutes to complete ...