Tōgo Sakuradaimon is a member of the discipline committee who checks the students' appearance in front of the school gates every morning. Poemu Kohinata is a high school girl whose skirt is deemed too ...

Valued at $50 million, the piece features 4,410 natural diamonds, including a 75.54-carat radiant-cut Fancy Vivid yellow diamond. It weighs four pounds, and 15 craftspeople spent 1,000 hours creating ...

Sanae Takaichi said she has a busier schedule than her male predecessors, a nod to the disproportionate share of household ...

The year 2026 is the centenary of Hoshi Shin’ichi’s birth. This milestone for the prolific writer has prompted media features and bookstores displays across Japan. Ever since his writing debut in 1957 ...

Although costs vary by travel season and ship class, cruises are widely viewed as a luxury pastime for retirees. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism aims to raise the number of ...

Taylor Swift has debuted a shorter, curly lob with her signature bangs; The new look takes her back to the natural curls associated with her early career; Swift has ex ...

MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala will return to Japan for a vengeance of sorts later this month after a heartbreaking semifinal loss in the 20th Asian Games. Plunging back to the WTA Tour, Eala’s ...

Nishi-Shinjuku in Tokyo is one of the areas where the government is cracking down on minpaku. Image: iStock/ Sean Pavone TOKYO Minpaku, short-term private lodgings for travelers, may include ...

Kacey dela Rosa puts Gilas Women on her back, but Japan proves too much to handle, pulling away for the convincing win behind its hot shooting to deal the Philippines its only loss in the Asian Games ...

Gilas Pilipinas Women came so close to a rare Asian Games gold medal, but will take home a silver instead after falling to Japan in the women's 3x3 basketball finals, 21-11, on Friday at the Kinjo ...

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Combination of Miuccia Prada with Belgian designer Raf Simons once again spins gold for fashion house Miuccia Prada’s style formula is simple: begin with a great skirt. Her personal uniform is a ...