An increasing number of Japanese stocks are trading below book value despite corporate reforms that have attracted investor ...

Japan’s regional economies are facing severe labor shortages. Their survival depends on their ability to persuade foreign ...

For L.G.B.T.Q. people in Japan, to live openly is a radical act. Figuring out who they are can be an isolating struggle. We spoke with eight Japanese about how they discovered their identities. But ...

The book is uniquely set — it’s a story within a story. The main narrative follows Flo, a young American translator living in Japan, who is going through a career crisis of sorts. After her ...

TOKYO -- Some 60% of Japanese people do not read even one book in a given month, the first time that has been true for a majority of the population, according to a fiscal 2023 survey by the Agency ...

Four newly translated Japanese texts describe how ritual samurai beheadings were supposed to take place during the Edo period ...

An increasing number of Japanese stocks are trading below book value despite corporate reforms that have attracted investor praise, suggesting managers need a bolder approach to drive shareholder ...

(Mainichi/Manabu Matsuda) NACHIKATSUURA, Wakayama -- A midwife living in this west Japan town has self-published a picture book on sex education for preschoolers and their parents. The content of ...

The picture book opens with a scene of the girl fleeing to Japan at age 5 with her family “from warfare to protect our lives.” There, the girl is reunited with her father, who arrived before her.

A survey by Cultural Affairs Agency shows that a record high two out of three people in Japan don't read books. The agency queried 6,000 people aged 16 or over, from January to March, about their ...

In June 2024, Wazawai (Calamity) by Oda Masakuni was selected as Japan’s best horror book of the year in the new guide Kono horā ga sugoi! (This Horror is Amazing!), a spin-off from the long ...