From Hello Kitty to Pikachu, the country changed what the world considers adorable. But do these characters represent joy — ...

Since the Japanese anime boom of the past few decades, Akihabara has been a refuge for the otaku — someone who would “go ...

In Antalya, Turkey, in the early hours of March 27, 2025, Pikachu was spotted fleeing the police, making a getaway as fast as his short yellow legs could w ...

The Nine Old Men was a collective term for a team of animators who had begun their careers with the Disney studio in its ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Japan’s Nikkei 225 gains more than 3% early Tuesday after dropping more than 7% a day earlier.

It declared bankruptcy early in ’67 and was bought by Kawai, which continued to use the Teisco brand for a few more years. Rivalling Teisco and Hoshino/Ibanez as the big name in ’60s Japanese ...

After blasting to an early gain of 4.1%, which would have marked its best day ... all of whom want to make a deal with the United States.” Japanese stocks led global markets higher after the country’s ...

Nonetheless, Bessent expects Japan to be prioritized in negotiations due to their early approach, per Fox Business Network. Bessent emphasized that Japan’s non-tariff trade barriers are ...