Takeshi Ebisawa pleaded guilty to conspiring to traffic nuclear materials, including uranium and weapons-grade plutonium, to ...

Japan is often labeled an atheist country — a claim that depends on how you define religion. Yet, for a nation perceived as ...

Developer Firaxis Games is fundamentally changing the turn-based strategy series it's created over the past 30 years.

In ancient Japan, farmers took a day off to honor the gods under cherry blossoms. This tradition, called Hanami, is rooted in Shinto rituals. Today, millions visit parks to see the ephemeral ...

Humans just love a good tale of revenge. There is so much inherent drama, wrongs being righted, betrayal and catharsis. So it ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako wave to well-wishers from a balcony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo during a New ...

A formal ceremony heralded the start of the Japan's sumo wrestling season at the Meiji Jingu shrine on Tuesday, two months ...

Games can transport players to any number of sci-fi, fantasy, or horror settings, but some of the best and biggest aim for realism and simulation. A notable number of highly anticipated AAA games ...

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Islamist terrorists stormed the Paris office of Charlie Hebdo, killing 12 members of the satirical publication's staff.

Shōgun has reportedly been confirmed for a second two. Here is everything we know about a new season of the award-winning Japanese drama.

The writer spent his life cultivating beauty—on the page and in the mirror—only to end it with a samurai-style suicide. Both ...