Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance said Friday that it will acquire Banner Life Insurance for about ¥352.2 billion while investing about ¥130 billion for a 5% equity stake in the U.S. firm's parent ...

A life-sized Gardevoir plush will be available for purchase, standing over 160 cm tall. The plush costs 49,500 yen and is only announced for sale in Japan. It will be unsettling to have a large ...

Now a 51-year-old single mother, Beniko, as she calls herself, recently published a book on red-light districts around Japan ... thinking that her life would get better. She went on to hop ...

Japan, known for its cutting-edge technology and rich cultural heritage, boasts an array of fascinating facts. From its unique festivals and exceptionally high life expectancy to being an ...

Fujimoto has lived his life by the philosophy that ... He rode the tide of Japan’s asset-inflated economic boom of the late 1980s and increased his assets at the time to 1 billion yen.

One recipe is for Japan’s favorite comfort food — onigiri (rice balls) — and the other is for yose-nabe, a style of hot pot where strict adherence to culinary rules pales in comparison to ...

Life Where I'm From What Life is Like in Japan’s Least Populated Town Posted: January 28, 2025 | Last updated: January 28, 2025 Discover Kofu, Japan’s smallest town, where every day feels like ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. People remove snow from a street in Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP) A ...

“There are very good people in this prison. Perhaps this life is the most stable for me," she said. “I made a poor decision and shoplifted, thinking it would be a minor issue. If I had been ...

Vehicles like this carried desperate families westward along Route 66 during the Dust Bowl, chasing the promise of a better life. It was John Steinbeck’s novel turned movie that immortalized ...

The Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg has firmly rejected the demands of an unemployed woman seeking interim maintenance from her divorcing husband while living with her lover, who provides her ...