For years, bidets were mostly associated with luxury hotels, international travel or Muslim households. Today, they are quietly making their way into Kenyan homes as home owners embrace better hygiene ...

With the US dollar on the back foot, it raises the question of whether this could provide an opportunity for Japan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) to intervene in support of the yen. We know that USD/JPY ...

Japan’s per-capita monthly rice consumption was 4.435 kilograms in fiscal 2025, according to the results of a consumer-behavior survey recently released by a rice-industry organization. This is a 6.1% ...

Japanese stocks are set to fall, led by tech shares, after strong US jobs data fueled expectations that the Federal Reserve will keep rates higher for longer, sparking a selloff in AI-related shares ...

TOKYO -- Funding in Japan for the earliest-stage startups tumbled 42% last year to a 10-year low of 19.9 billion yen ($124 million), as the prospect of fewer listings on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's ...

A newborn baby is pictured in this file photo. Japan's total fertility rate in 2025 fell to a record low, raising questions about the effectiveness of measures to address the falling birth rate.

Hajime Moriyasu has rolled the dice with several doubtful stars in Japan’s FIFA World Cup squad but there was no place for the injured Kaoru Mitoma. Head coach Hajime Moriyasu has named his 26-strong ...

The College of Charleston’s Cistern Yard has long occupied its own distinct corner of the Spoleto Festival USA experience, a place where the festival loosens its collar a bit. Away from the grand ...

A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Type 88 Surface-to-Ship Missile System fires during Exercise Balikatan 2026 at Paoay Sand Dunes, Philippines, May 6, 2026. (Jonathan Beauchamp/U.S. Marine Corps) ...

POUGHKEEPSIE — On a rainy Saturday at College Hill Park, visitors descending into a decommissioned cistern were asked to do something unusual before the music began: put away their phones and simply ...

Serving Japanese comfort cuisine, Hayama by WATAMI is rooted in warmth from the menu to its interiors. Restaurateur and executive chef Frank “Toshi” Sugiura’s bobblehead collection is on display ...