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In the first Karate Kid film, which hit theatres all the way back in 1984, Daniel LaRusso learns martial arts and a thing or ...

The daughter of Prince Fumihito, Emperor Naruhito's brother, left her native country and the royal institution almost four ...

The South China Morning Post shared that prohibited girls' names may include “Jewel,” “Lovely,” “Kitty” and “Elsa,” while ...

Japan has decided to outlaw overly flashy and unconventional baby names in the country, locally known as ‘Karikari’ names.

Yaiba: Samurai Legend is currently streaming on Netflix and Hulu on Saturdays.

An agreement fostering American cultural exploration and learning experiences for Japanese high school students at the State ...

From a sumo wrestling match to discovering vintage clothes at Harajuku, these sites and activities didn’t disappoint.

Anime has a reputation for being colorful and fun, which is always the case for pick-me-up anime that really do feel like carefree cartoons. These anime, and many others like them ...

Comedy, slice-of-life, sports, or an adventure, this trope has a focus on a mostly, if not all, cute female cast doing various activities, even those considered mundane, in a cute way. “Cute ...

This photo provided by Seiban shows "randoseru" school backpacks in various colors. TOKYO -- The "randoseru" traditional Japanese school ... the preferred color for girls' school backpacks.

at the Tokyo Girls Collection -- a popular fashion festival. "I think it would be wonderful if an event like this gains more traction, to make Japan cute, lively and cool," Ishiba said ...