Miho Inada

Kabosu, a Shiba Inu known to most people as a meme and the face of dogecoin, has died at 18. After being adopted from a shelter, the dog's fame led to charity efforts.

Falling birthrates have yielded a population crisis and the department of romance. ”They need help.”

Falling birthrates have yielded a population crisis and the department of romance. ”They need help.”

WALL STREET JOURNAL - In response to Japan's declining birth rates, local governments have introduced matchmaking services to help singles find marriage partners.

In famously polite Japan, some workers hesitate to confront employers. So they outsource the task to ‘quitting agencies.’

In famously polite Japan, some workers hesitate to confront employers. So they outsource the task to ‘quitting agencies.'

Japan’s next leader will be a former defense minister who wants to reshape what he sees as an unequal alliance with the U.S., presaging possible tensions with Washington.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba now faces a political battle to keep his job and continue on the path set by his predecessor.

As a Canadian company offers $47 billion, some fans of the Japanese-owned convenience chain question whether the bidder understands local tastes.

The convenience chain is at the center of a bidding war between would-be buyers on two continents. Here's why they're hungry for it.