Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman, became the world’s oldest living person at age 116, following the death of 117-year-old Maria Branyas, according to the Guinness World Records.
Prominent Texas business leader Glen Yoshiaki Gondo dies
A prominent businessman and community leader in Houston, Texas has died.
Noted Japanese author Haruki Murakami is happy with first animated adaptation of his short stories
Renowned Japanese author Haruki Murakami expressed joy with how several of his short stories were adapted in American director Pierre Földes’ animated film “Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman”, adding he wanted to see future interpretations of his work with filmmakers’ own spin.
Japanese and Chinese lead language learning trends in WA state
Kaoru Ohta had never seen the likes of it.
Japanese animation studio founder Miyazaki isn’t ready to retire just yet, after latest Oscar win
Ghibli, the Japanese studio that just won its second Oscar for feature animation for “The Boy and The Heron,” hasn’t said yet what it plans next.
Ukrainian-born Miss Japan gives up her title after an article reveals her affair with a married man
The Ukrainian-born winner of this year’s Miss Japan beauty pageant and the contest’s organizers say she has renounced her title after a magazine published an article about her affair with a married man.
Ukrainian-born Miss Japan rekindles an old question: What does it mean to be Japanese?
Crowned Miss Japan on Jan. 22, Ukrainian-born Carolina Shiino cried with joy, thankful for the recognition of her identity as Japanese.
Bonsai legacy unveiled in HBO documentary
An HBO documentary, premiering on Dec. 12, 2023, spotlights the Pacific Bonsai Museum’s role as stewards of an 82-year-old Japanese Black Pine tree, and its international attention after a theft.
Japanese actor-director Kitano says his new film explores homosexual relations in the samurai world
Japanese actor-director Takeshi Kitano says he wanted his new film Kubi” to show the world of samurai in ways that mainstream movies have rarely done before, by portraying the homosexual, love-hate relationship of warlords in one of Japan’s best known historical episodes.