On December 13, 2024, in Osaka, Japan, @s.k.999 shared a video of a person playing with their dog, Coco. In the video, the dog emits noises while lying on the floor as the person tickles it. The ...

The Japanese subsidiary of Warner Bros. criticized what it called insensitive promotion of “Barbie” by the company’s headquarters. By Ben Dooley and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Tokyo To Americans eager ...

If you were to ask a Japanese person to name five Americans, they might say President Obama, Brad Pitt or Johnny Depp. But one person they’d definitely say is Dave Spector. Dave Spector is a regular ...

In “Hanchibakku” (“Hunchback”) by Saou Ichikawa, the human body is a machine that can be used for financial gain — even if it appears to be broken. The novella, which won the second Akutagawa Prize of ...