EXCLUSIVE: There’s been much celebratory talk here at the Tokyo Film Festival about a new dawn of internationally-minded Japanese artists led by directors such as Hirokazu Kore-eda, Makoto Shinkai, ...

Every month, Japanese tourists join local residents to fling small balls containing bacteria and yeast into the Ala Wai canal that defines the northern edge of Waikīkī. These so-called “genki balls” ...

Japanese language course provider Genki Japanese and Culture School has announced it will open a new branch in the centre of Kyoto. The nine-classroom school will be the company’s third in Japan, and ...