Kiyoko was born on April 25, 1933, in Tokyo, Japan. Growing up, she lived near the seaside, where she would spend hours on the shore playing with her three brothers, Toshio, Tsuneo, and Hiroo, and her ...

My very first trip to Japan was anything but ideal. My husband and I landed in Tokyo – on the first leg of our honeymoon – ...

This exhibition explores centuries of Japanese art expressing this wish, and is perfectly timed to span the New Year holiday, when such thoughts are foremost in our minds. Some 60 works are on ...

(Mainichi/Taisuke Shimabukuro) TOKYO -- The waterfront area of Chuo Ward in Japan's capital is crowded with office buildings and condo towers. Near the mouth of the Sumida River is a large plot of ...

World Bank Deputy Chief Economist Ayhan Kose has said that the Japanese economy is expected to "deliver healthy growth" over the next two years driven by increased consumption backed by rising wages.

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 ...