A year-end rite that can trace its roots back more than 1,000 years is disappearing as people have less free time, feel less ...

A type 2 diabetes drug approved by Japan's health ministry is being taken by young people seeking rapid weight loss, a growing trend fueled by social media promotion that has doctors warning of ...

In an increasingly diverse Japan, more and more young people come from non-Japanese backgrounds. Ensuring that they get the training they need to succeed in the Japanese language, at higher levels of ...

With modern-day Japanese too busy as the year comes to a close and happy to rely on technology to send festive greetings, the ...

Respondents to an annual Michigan college survey of overused and misused words and phrases say "6-7" is "cooked" and should ...

Remarking on the 1927 murder of Italian immigrants and anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, Day noted that anarchism “is the word, or label, which confuses many of our readers (especially ...

The Chinese writer’s fiction details how the country transformed on an intimate level after the Cultural Revolution.

The Walmart-owned company has about 60 stores in China and counting, as well as a fast-growing e-commerce business.

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Since pandemic-fueled anti-Asian hate surged in 2020, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander advocates have ...