On a frigid night in January, the Maine Jewish Museum in Portland hosted a talk with photographer Hedva Rokach, who was visiting from Israel for an exhibition of her work. Inside the museum, Rokach ...

Although Japan has so far not been slapped with punitive tariffs, major Japanese companies, especially in the automobile sector, are worried as they either have factories in Canada or rely on Mexico ...

(February 5, 2025) – Seven Seas Entertainment is pleased to announce the license acquisition of the Korean novel series Be a Light in the Dark Sea by Softcoral. A story of one man's attempt to survive ...

The COC’s 2025 production of this masterpiece seamlessly blends performance practice tradition with a contemporary ...

Hello, ANN Community! Thank you for participating in our first-ever ANN Readers' Choice Awards! We were absolutely blown away by the outcome! With over 300 participants joining us, the turnout was ...

In the case of sushi chef Migaku Inaba, who came across the ocean to practice in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood, his early ...

In perhaps the quirkiest election in sports, seven officials are vying for the powerful position of president of the ...

Japanese technology giant SoftBank Group and OpenAI stepped up their AI partnership Monday, setting up a 50-50 held company called SB OpenAI Japan. SoftBank Chief Masayoshi Son and ...

Cancel anytime. TOKYO — Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world's oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died, an Ashiya city official said Saturday. She was 116.

Donna Burke has been the voice of Japan's bullet train for 20 years now. She also does voice over for Japan's earthquake alert system.

With the release of her latest film, The Colors Within, we dive into the must-watch films and anime series of director Naoko Yamada.

A barbecue, a protest … or a good book? We asked some of our leading historians to choose an illuminating Australia Day read.