Japanese convenience stores (Konbini) are distinctive from American convenience stores. The difference comes from the ...

Learning a few basic Japanese words and expressions can make communication easier, help you engage with people, and enhance ...

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At the core of Japanese haircare is a philosophy that treats the scalp like skin. Celebrity hairstylist Sky Kim explains, ...

For Beijing, scallops have served as a diplomatic pressure point. For Japan’s allies, consuming them is portrayed as an act ...

The traditional Japanese diet is a whole-foods-based diet rich in fish, seafood, and plant-based foods with minimal amounts of animal protein, added sugars, and fat. It’s based on traditional Japanese ...

Are Japanese planners like the Hobonichi really better than American planners? Here’s where they differ and why you might ...

For decades, Japanese automakers have set the gold standard for reliability. Vehicles from the Land of the Rising Sun were ...

Heavy rain can damage roofs, so outside the entrance, amadoi gutters carry rainfall off the eaves and down the decorative kusaridoi, or “rain chain.” Shōji are lighter than fusuma, with paper affixed ...

Modern Japanese appear to be genetically descended from the Paleolithic Minatogawa people, according to DNA analysis of human remains in Okinawa Prefecture dating from 20,000 years ago. According to ...

Japanese people often fail to understand why neighbouring countries harbour a grudge over events that happened in the 1930s and 40s. The reason, in many cases, is that they barely learned any 20th ...

Japanese water therapy involves drinking several glasses of room-temperature water every morning when you first wake up. Online, it’s claimed that this practice can treat a host of problems, spanning ...