Learning a new language can be a tricky affair. Thankfully, we now have countless translation apps that make navigating foreign places much easier. But sometimes, those same tools do the exact ...

Toyota, the Japanese automaker, is set to reverse-import vehicles manufactured in the United States back to Japan for sale starting next year, as reported by AFP on Friday. This strategic move aims to ...

Justice Minister Hiroshi Hiraguchi, left, receives a report from Kikumi Noguchi, chairperson of an advisory panel, in Tokyo on Dec. 22, 2025. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan must strengthen its ...

While Toyota is a Japanese company, trucks like the Tacoma and the Tundra are as American as they come. Designed and built in the U.S. for buyers in the U.S., they’re consequently imposing in size and ...

Japan is considering a major overhaul of its migrant labor programs in an effort to better address critical labor shortages in a number of industries. The new proposal comes after three consecutive ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi answers a question during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in the National Diet on Dec. 12, 2025. (Mainichi/Akihiro Hirata) TOKYO -- The Japanese ...

"Change Street" marked a meaningful start. Change Street (Change Street, directed by Oh Jun-seong), a large-scale project commemorating the 60th anniversary of Korea-Japan normalization of diplomatic ...

A 12-year-old Japanese gaming streamer is set to drop out after graduating from primary school to pursue esports full time, sparking controversy online. The youngster, Tarou, began playing video games ...

A federal judge’s ruling has cleared the way for Hawaii to include cruise ship passengers in a new tourist tax to help cope with climate change, a levy set to go into effect at the start of 2026. U.S.

A federal appeals court ruling on New Year's Eve blocked Hawaii from enforcing a climate change tourist tax on cruise ships passengers, a levy that was set to go into effect at the start of 2026.

Once visitors who braved the 200 steps of the Lormecke-Turm tower in Germany's Arnsberg forest park would be rewarded with a stunning view across a dense canopy of giant Norwegian spruce. Now all they ...