Six months after the coke works explosion in Clairton, residents weigh hope and harm as Nippon Steel takes over U.S. Steel ...

In the warm glow of the country’s jazz cafés, a subculture of vinyl aficionados is cultivating the kind of shared sensory ...

The winner of the prestigious grand prize was the soundtrack of an indie game, the Urban Myth Dissolution Center Original Soundtrack.

Japan has a concept called hikikomori, referring to extreme shut-ins. If someone stays at home for months at a time, particularly if they stay in a single room, they are experiencing hikikomori.

As co-founder of Sega Enterprises, David Rosen played a leading role in turning video games into a cultural touchstone. Sega’s games were a direct challenge to Nintendo’s dominance. Among them was ...

In Japan, a disconnected telephone booth became an unexpected space for private grief. The booth, often referred to as the “wind phone,” enables people to speak with loved ones who have passed away ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of China's largest comic conventions has banned Japanese-themed content and derivative works just a week ahead of its opening ...

BEIJING — China called Japan’s plan to deploy missiles on an island near Taiwan a deliberate attempt to “create regional tension and provoke military confrontation” on Monday, as a diplomatic dispute ...

Bartender and competition bodybuilder Angel Figueroa often turned down his bar colleagues’ encouragement to start a mobile bartending service, saying it wasn’t for him. That’s exactly what he’s doing ...