The city of Tendo in Yamagata Prefecture makes the most shogi pieces in Japan. There, on April 12 and 13, "human shogi" matches were played on a large board, in which people dressed as warriors in ...

won the Justice Ministry’s Human Rights Bureau award at a national ... “Hafu” (or “half” in English) is a Japanese term used to refer to a person who is half-Japanese.

TUNIS--Japan pledged to invest $30 billion (4 trillion yen) in Africa over the next three years to spur development with a focus on human resources to shore up startups as well as industries ...

As a company that aligns with this vision, what role do you see Japan System Techniques (JAST) playing in the development of Society 5.0? How is your company contributing to the creation of a more ...

A Japanese government panel has proposed diverting more tariff-free imported rice to human consumption rather than using it for animal feed or other purposes, as prices remain elevated due to ...

Dear Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, The undersigned Japan-based organizations are writing to call on the Japanese government to protect the International Criminal Court (ICC) from ongoing efforts ...

This was an extraordinary moment for human rights in Japan. At the hearing, Junji Shimada described being held in pretrial detention for 332 days before prosecutors dropped the indictment.

For example, when introducing the topic particle は, Human Japanese doesn’t just list grammar rules—it walks you through the why behind its usage, often using analogies, visual breakdowns, and ...

Japanese engineers have introduced a new concept that could change the way we view hygiene and personal care. This innovation, known as the "human washing machine of the future," combines the ...

which contains a mixture of human and dog-sized spaces. Other Japanese houses recently published on Dezeen include an off-grid home cloaked in solar panels by Florian Busch Architects and the Hand ...

In January, a 17-year-old high school student from Miyagi Prefecture traveled to Thailand after a Japanese man he had met through an online video game promised him a high-paying job abroad.