Shoujo anime’s evolution reflects changing roles of women and continues to captivate with empowering stories and romance.

Whether you're looking for the most beautiful city closer to home or somewhere ... and a 17th-century Japanese bridge. One of the first things you’ll notice is that many buildings are painted ...

She wore a kimono donated to Heart Mountain and used the center Executive Director Aura Sunada Newlin’s obi, a belt of varying size and shape worn with both traditional Japanese women’s ...

It was difficult to meet new people while staying in Japanese capsule hotels. Hostels were more social.

February marks the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Manila. Fought in the closing months of World War II, the operation to ...

For me, the 7-Eleven experience in Tokyo summarizes the intelligence of urban planning and a culture of mutual respect.

In the decades since Frankenstein, generations of artists and storytellers have speculated how technology and discovery can ...

In those reddened marks, one can see and almost feel the way her bra and underwear have dug, rubbed, itched and squeezed her body. The Hallway reasoned that, when it comes to women’s underwear, the ...

SAITAMA -- Three individuals were arrested on Jan. 16 for allegedly defrauding a Tokyo woman in her 70s of over 30 million yen (approx. $192,000) by impersonating a Japanese astronaut, according ...

JANAINA Prazeres has been dubbed the 'most beautiful woman in the world', but has now opened up on the downsides of being so good looking. Not only is making friends a challenge, but the 35-year ...

The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Kinuko Iwamoto, a former chancellor of Tokyo Women’s Medical University, on suspicion of breach of trust in connection with the construction of new ...

Among the proponents of studying abroad, even with the costs involved, is Tokyo mayor Yuirko Koike, who has announced a plan for the Tokyo metropolitan government to start handing out grants to ...