(This is Part 23 of the "Learning from Japanese picture books" series, which introduces recommended Japanese picture books, ...

Since last summer, Bookstart Japan, a nonprofit group that promotes activities to give picture books to parents and children ...

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

A U.S. researcher of Japanese literature has published two books of “waka” poems composed by the emperor and empress of the ...

In 1911, 13-year-old Juhei Kono arrived in Tacoma from Japan. His memoir is the inspiration for "Voyages," a new album from ...

Japan ticket, an e-ticket management system provider for international travelers to Japan, has started connecting with Klook ...

English PEN has announced the PEN Translates awards winners for 2025, including the first-ever PEN Translates award for a ...

A Japanese education ministry task force has proposed allowing schools to exclusively use digital textbooks from around fiscal 2030 ... are used as supplementary materials for English and mathematics ...

SM North EDSA continues to redefine the shopping and dining scene with an exciting array of new tenants across its sprawling ...

Libraries in contemporary Japanese and Korean fiction are evolving into spaces where reading offers solace, connection, and ...

In the Kakeibo system, expenses are divided into four main categories: • Essentials (food, transportation, bills, etc.) • Wants (fashion, dining out, entertainment, etc.) • Culture (books, concerts, ...