The new rule comes into force this week and aims to prevent parents from giving their children strange or distasteful names.

In short, 39 means “thank you.” But just how did the number 39 came to be associated with the term “thank you”? Japan’s Kanji ...

Japan has introduced new rules on the names parents can give their children with restrictions on the pronunciation of kanji characters—Chinese‐derived characters written in Japanese. Since the 1980s, ...

"Solo Leveling," the popular anime series produced in part by Crunchyroll, is competing for an Emmy Award at the 2025 ...

The Chinese government says the Trump administration’s move to ban international students from Harvard will harm America’s ...

Pierre Dandumont has saved a long-lost bit of Macintosh history: If you look for information about the Macintosh Plus and its ...

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Moody’s decision to downgrade the US’s credit rating is a slap on the wrist. In the past, the US might have dismissed it, but ...

Strong performances drive Japanese director’s Hayakawa Chie's touching and haunting sophomore effort, which premiered in ...

Last year, “Desert of Namibia” saw Yamanaka become the youngest Japanese filmmaker to premiere in Directors’ Fortnight, a ...

From the Hammer of Boravia to the Engineer to Ultraman, we break down the many villains featured in the new Superman trailer and why Lex Luthor might be the least of the Man of Steel's worries.

It was the first of two nights back in the former hometown of the ‘Crying In H Mart’ author. "Philly made me hard. No one can ...