‘She is our everything’: Kina Grannis seeks donor for her mother with rare bone marrow cancer

Japanese American YouTuber and singer-songwriter Kina Grannis is looking for a donor for her mother, who has a rare type of bone marrow canc...

Rui Hachimura becomes LA Lakers’ first-ever Japanese player after trade

Japanese-born NBA player Rui Hachimura will make his Los Angeles Lakers debut this week after being traded from the Washington Wizards. The ...

Kyle Richards, Megyn Kelly defend Gwen Stefani amid backlash over ‘I’m Japanese’ claim

Before you read: Gwen Stefani insists she is ‘Japanese’ in new interview ‘Those are my homies’: Gwen Stefani shuts appropriation claims over...

Asian countries top ranking of world’s most powerful passports in 2023

Before you read: Report: Japan, Singapore have 2021’s most powerful passports, the US fails to crack top five ...

Man spends almost $23,000 on realistic costume to fulfill his dream of becoming a wolf

Before you read: Japanese man spends $15,700 on dog costume to fulfill lifelong dream of transforming into an animal  Japanese man who spent...

These are the best games of 2022, according to Steam Awards voters

Winners of the Steam Awards 2022, which were determined via community vote, have been announced. On Tuesday, Valve Corporation shared the wi...

The video games that most need anime adaptations, according to Japanese gamers

Japanese gamers have voted for the video game titles that they think deserve anime adaptations. In a recent poll conducted by Japanese websi...

Shohei Ohtani predicted to leave Angels, sign $500M deal after 2023 season

Before you read: Shohei Ohtani signs historic $30 million deal with Los Angeles Angels Sports media is forecasting that Shohei Ohtani will b...

Epic 5-minute trailer drops for Philippines’ live-action series ‘Voltes V: Legacy’

GMA Network recently released the first trailer for the upcoming Filipino live-action series “Voltes V: Legacy.” On Sunday, the Filipino TV ...

Make a splash by recreating Hokusai’s ‘The Great Wave’ with Legos

Fans of Katsushika Hokusai’s “The Great Wave off Kanagawa” can now own a copy of the beloved woodblock print – in Lego form.  On Thursday, L...

‘Alice in Borderland’ Season 2 sets Netflix record

Before you read: Riisa Naka compares her game in ‘Alice in Borderland’ S2 to ‘Squid Game’: ‘Mine would be more difficult’ More fun and games...

Rare Japanese whisky fetches $603,000 at auction

A bottle of Yamazaki 55, a rare Japanese single malt whisky, yielded hundreds of thousands of dollars at a U.S. auction earlier this year, s...

‘Chainsaw Man’ fan creates petition demanding remake

Before you read: Trailer: Highly anticipated ‘Chainsaw Man’ anime promises dark, surreal trip full of gore ‘Chainsaw Man’ revs up the gore i...

’Hentai,’ ‘Japanese’ are most-searched terms on Pornhub in 2022

Popular porn-streaming website Pornhub’s ninth Year-in-Review revealed that “hentai” is the site’s most-searched term for the second year in...

Japanese All-Star outfielder Masataka Yoshida signs $90M contract with Boston Red Sox

Japanese all-star outfielder Masataka Yoshida is now part of the Boston Red Sox after signing a five-year, $90 million contract with the bas...

Netflix announces first-ever Japanese live-action adaptation of ‘City Hunter’

Netflix has officially announced the first-ever Japanese live-action adaptation of Tsukasa Hojo’s popular 1980s manga “City Hunter.” In a tw...

Japanese tourist arrested after assault of Korean taxi driver for not understanding Japanese

A Japanese tourist was arrested for violently attacking an elderly Korean taxi driver in Gangnam, Seoul, in late November. According to th...

‘Super Mario Bros. Movie’ toys leaked by McDonald’s employee hint at unannounced character

Before you read: Chris Pratt playing Super Mario may prove the Nintendo character is not Japanese after all A recent leak has hinted at the ...

Japan coach bows to crowd after Japan eliminated from World Cup

Japanese football manager Hajime Moriyasu, 54, has won the hearts of netizens around the world for bowing to the crowd at Qatar’s Al Janoub...

Japanese man gets arrested for calling police over 2,000 times

A Japanese man has been arrested for calling the police over 2,000 times in nine days to harass them. Japan’s Saitama Prefectural Police s...

Japanese singer Ado thought she was being pranked when she snagged role in ‘One Piece Film: Red’

Japanese singer Ado first thought she was being pranked after learning that she would be singing the part of Uta in “One Piece Film: Red.” ...

Japanese man sets off fireworks at Tokyo’s Shibuya Scramble Crossing

A Japanese man is under investigation after setting off fireworks at Tokyo’s Shibuya Scramble Crossing, an intersection considered one of t...

This Japanese treat has a waiting time of 30 years

Asahiya, a family-run butcher shop founded in the city of Takasago in Japan’s Hyogo prefecture in 1926, has a 30-year waitlist for its worl...

Japanese mom has her 9-year-old daughter undergo double eyelid surgery to be ‘beautiful’

Rucchi, one half of a mother-daughter YouTube duo, paid thousands of dollars to have her 9-year-old daughter Micchi undergo double eyelid s...

23-year-old Japanese man begins nonstop, round-the-world journey in his yacht

Hirotsugu Kimura, a 23-year-old corporate employee, left Shin Nishinomiya Yacht Harbor in Nishinomiya, a city in western Japan’s Hyogo pref...

Viral face wash ad reveals a Japanese-speaking Lionel Messi

An old Japanese ad featuring Paris Saint-Germain football star Lionel Messi has left netizens in stitches after it resurfaced on social med...

This Japanese ramen chain is an introvert’s dream

Jin from Japan, a TikTok creator living in the East Asian island country, received over 5 million views for his video documenting his exper...

107-year-old Japanese Tea Garden Pagoda unveiled in San Francisco after 2-year, $1.1 million restoration

The Japanese Tea Garden Pagoda, which was constructed for the Panama-Pacific Exposition in 1915, was renovated and unveiled on Wednesday in...

Japanese streamer turns Southeast Asian curse words directed at her on Twitch into EDM bop

Japanese Twitch streamer and Dota 2 player Xiinya has gone viral for taking the toxic comments she receives online and turning them into an...

Singaporeans disagree with Japanese TikToker who claims ‘chope-ing’ is unique to Japan

A viral video posted by Japanese TikToker Matcha Samurai was flooded with comments from several Singaporeans who disagreed that “chope-ing,...

Kang Daniel releases debut Japanese single ‘TPIR’ featuring Japanese guitarist Miyavi

K-pop soloist Kang Daniel made his Japanese debut on Wednesday with the release of the single “TPIR” featuring Japanese guitarist Miyavi.  ...

Issey Miyake, trailblazing Japanese designer renowned for pleats, dies of liver cancer at 84

Issey Miyake, the influential Japanese fashion designer known for his pleated style creations and Steve Job’s signature black turtleneck, di...

Portland man charged with hate crimes for punching 5-year-old and her father because they’re ‘Japanese’

Dylan J. Kesterson, 34, was charged with bias crimes after allegedly punching a 5-year-old girl and her father because he thought they were...

Poop teaches kids finance in extremely popular textbook on backorder in Japan

A children’s financial literacy textbook that uses poop-themed illustrations is on a severe backorder in Japan due to its massive popularit...

New Japanese toy truck that makes sushi and then drops it off will have kids becoming itamae in no time

Japanese toy manufacturer Takara Tomy Arts announced the Kurukuru Norimaki Kojo, or the “Around and Around Sushi Roll Factory,” a toy facto...

Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani hits his first career grand slam

Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani hit his first professional grand slam in a match against the Tampa Bay Rays (11-3) on Monday night. The ...