Picasso and Paul Smith, Edo masterpieces, young British artists and sexy robots – Tokyo’s art slate looks packed this year ...

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With their sights set on an income-generating investment they could also live in, two Californians set out to buy a ...

Mirumi is developed by Yukai Engineering, a Tokyo-based robotics company renowned for designing emotionally engaging, playful ...

Bryan Washington adds a new charge in Palaver, where his protagonists are defined by familial relationship, as in “the mother” and “the son”. Why, I ask myself, would a novelist choose to employ this ...

Japan's Environment Ministry plans to compile by March an action plan aimed at reducing large amounts of clothing waste from households. The action plan is expected to include measures that should be ...

Plans to place computerized data centers are drawing protests from residents in many parts of Japan, who aren't happy about their nondescript facades nor see any benefits from hosting them.

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In the eyes of the world, Kyoto is perhaps more deeply associated with its rich heritage and culture than any other city. Its ...