Instruments of a Beating Heart” follows a group of first graders in Japan who form an orchestra to play Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy,” as part of a welcoming ceremony for the incoming class of 6-year-olds.

KYOTO--A Japanese high school marching band nicknamed the Orange Devils will become the first overseas musical group ever to perform during Taiwan’s National Day celebrations next week.

KOBE--For Shigeru Fujimoto, an 88-year-old day trader who lives in this capital ... Fujimoto began investing as a 19-year-old high school graduate. A customer of a pet shop where he had started ...

I stumbled on a man living in an abandoned Japanese school in the mountains. But there were so many questions left to be ...

There is an old Japanese saying that to climb Fuji once is wise, to climb it twice is to proclaim oneself a fool.” ...

The way Valentine’s Day is celebrated in Japan — initially beginning as a day for women to offer boxes of chocolates to men they have feelings for — is evolving with the rising prices of ...

Domestic free agency begins after seven or eight years depending upon whether a ball player was drafted out of high school or college. The Japanese Posting System has seen a variety of structural ...

I took Japan's famous bullet train Shinkansen for the first time. My trip from Osaka to Tokyo was quick with comfy seats, but ...

Each day of this plan provides an average of 98 grams ... How to Meal-Prep Your Week of Meals: Make High-Protein Raspberry & Peanut Butter Overnight Oats to have for breakfast on Days 2 and ...

Japan's current account surplus hit a record high in 2024 mainly on higher dividend and interest receipts from abroad, the Finance Ministry said Monday. The surplus on the current account ...

And if you’re going to deep-fry chocolate at this particular time of year, why not use Black Thunder, Japan’s premier brand of “I’m giving you Valentine’s Day chocolate, but I only like you as a ...

The sound of an alarm after having one too many drinks on a 'school night' is enough to make anyone wish for a few extra hours in bed. But for new graduates in Japan, one small IT company is ...