Foreign correspondents should not pander to stereotypes, passing overt racism off as "tradition" practiced by those mystical, hidebound, inscrutable Japanese.

The education and internal affairs ministries are planning to financially help libraries at public schools across the nation subscribe to newspapers. The ministries will urge the schools to take four different newspapers to help their students stay informed, now that the voting age has been ...

A group of students from Soka Senior High School in Tokyo won the English Paper Champion Prize this week for their English-language newspaper featuring articles on world peace, human rights and nuclear disarmament. The first installment of the All Japan Junior and Senior High School ...

Publications struggle for relevance in a world where news is available free, to all, all the time.

From news tickers to TV alerts, a look at the ways breaking news was disseminated in the days before the internet and social media.

Because it's never too early to talk about how expensive the Olympics will be, Tokyo Shimbun pondered the question on Feb. 6 and found out that no one involved has a clue about the cost of the 2020 Games. In 2007, the organizers of the ...

With the temporary demise of its flagship publication, Takarajima looks to Showa nostalgia and shock ads in a bid to stay relevant.