U.S. allies in Indo-Pacific tremble at prospect of Trump return
TOKYO -- The U.S. presidential election is still eight months away but Western countries are trembling at the prospect of Donald Trump's return to power.
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Art of Zen goes to New York
TOKYO -- Two bulging eyes are casting a piercing look at an inscription at the top of an ink painting depicting Bodhidharma, a sixth-century monk known in Japan as Daruma and credited with founding the Zen branch of Mahayana Buddhism.
U.S. lifts grounding of V-22 Osprey, 3 months after fatal Japan crash
TOKYO (Reuters) -- U.S. Naval Air Systems Command has issued a flight clearance for the V-22 Osprey, three months after the military aircraft was grounded following a fatal crash in Japan, the U.S. Forces Japan and Japan's Defense Ministry said on Friday.
Yen reaches one-month high against dollar on U.S. jobs data
TOKYO -- The yen on Friday reached its strongest level in a month against the dollar, with new U.S. jobs data stoking speculation of a potential rate cut by the Federal Reserve.
South Korean tales of inequality strike chord with Japan readers
TOKYO -- The Korean boom in Japan has spilled into the literary space as Japanese readers devour books by South Korean writers depicting social injustices and cruelties that often mirror their own lives.
‘Dragon Ball’ creator Akira Toriyama dies at 68
TOKYO (AP) — Akira Toriyama, the creator of the best-selling Dragon Ball and other popular anime who influenced Japanese comics, has died, his studio said Friday. He was 68.
Akira Toriyama, Creator of ‘Dragon Ball,’ Dies at 68
Akira Toriyama, who was one of Japan’s leading authors of comics and most famous for the highly successful manga and anime franchise “Dragon Ball,” died on March 1. He was 68.