Japanese voters head to the polls this weekend for a snap election called by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who became the country’s first female prime minister in October last year. While she has ...

It was a floating fortress—the pride of Japan’s navy. But in June 1944, a lone American submarine silently stalked and struck with devastating precision. The sinking of the Shokaku wasn’t just a ...

THERE has been a remarkable surge of global interest in Japan recently, a trend most visibly evidenced by the dramatic influx of tourists. Filipino travelers, in particular, are arriving in record ...

Although ultra-light laptops exist everywhere, and while most manufacturers see around 1.2kg as light enough, Japanese PC makers have spent years shaving off every possible gram even going so far as ...

Japan changes the law to stop parents giving their children names considered strange. For more language tips and programmes visit bbclearningenglish.com Japan changes the law to stop parents giving ...

Spoken English Language Programs (SELP) at Case Western Reserve University’s School of Graduate Studies is looking for undergraduate students to fill paid positions as Spoken English Language Program ...

Every year EF Education First, a Switzerland-based company that provides language learning services and assistance in countries around the world, prepares its English Proficiency Index (or EF EPI) ...

The 15-year effort by Japan is a model for countries now scrambling to reduce their dependence on Beijing’s critical metals. Sojitz, a Japanese conglomerate, turned to Lynas, an Australian mining ...

China on Friday took its feud with Tokyo over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Taikachi’s recent comments on Taiwan to the United Nations, as tensions between the East Asian neighbours deepened and ties ...

Officials are likely to start discussions on possessing nuclear-powered submarines, whose ability to undertake long military operations secretly will help strengthen deterrence against China's ...

How do you turn a one-year-old boy into the perfect English gentlemen? For one anonymous north London family, the answer involves trips to Lord's Cricket Ground, the theatre, and rowing clubs along ...

A Russian Navy Borei-class submarine was observed Sept. 24, 2025, sailing west through the La Perouse Strait with cruiser RFS Varyag (011) and rescue tug Fotiy Krylov. Japan Joint Staff Office photo A ...