Transport minister Hiromasa Nakano and Junko Mihara, minister for child policy, separately said Friday that they will not visit the shrine during the spring event. No sitting prime minister has ...

The mother, Saki Kakehashi, 24, was arrested on July 7 on suspicion of neglect as a guardian resulting in death of her daughter, Noa. According to the sources, the single mother left Noa at their ...

Why we love it: With a score of 94% on Rotten Tomatoes, this Studio Ghibli classic directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi received overwhelmingly positive reviews for its story and animation.

TOKYO -- As Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka draw the bulk of international tourists in Japan, cities in the western part of the country are teaming up to attract visitors ahead of the opening of Expo 2025 ...

Research Initiative for Supra-Materials, Shinshu University, 4-17-1 Wakasato, Nagano 380-8553, Japan Department of Materials Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University, 4-17-1 Wakasato, ...

More information: Hiromasa Goto, Preparation of golden polyaniline and interpretation with a Lorentz model, Next Materials (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.nxmate.2025.100582 ...

Prior to our experience in the Kakehashi project, many of us understood Japan through a binary lens. While some members of our cohort have lived, studied, and worked in Japan, we still faced the ...

Founder of the Roland Corporation, Ikutaro Kakehashi, has died aged 87, according to a Facebook statement from his long-term collaborator Tommy Snyder. After founding the Ace Tone company in the ...