The Japanese tech industry has an enshrined position in the hearts and minds of people worldwide, and its track record of ...

Japanese macaques that live in the mountains can be watched up close at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the city of Oita. Three heaters are ･･･ ...

Kick that hefty door stopper down the road. Some of the best books really are the shortest. Here are a few to try to get you ...

Start with a semi-clear white base and add simple gold bow accents for a design that basically sings fa la la la la. Everyone knows that the most iconic beauty trend of the 90's was the it-girl ...

It’s the language that gave us the world’s first novel, birthed commonplace words from tycoon to emoji and produced three winners of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Why, then, is the Japanese ...

The Miyawaki Forest Technique, invented by Japanese botanist and plant ecology expert Professor Akira Miyawaki in the 1970s, is the inspiration for micro-forests worldwide. These diverse ...

There are some words that have captured our imaginations at the BBC during our reporting this year (Credit: Serenity Strull/ Getty Images) Here are some of our favourite words and phrases that the ...

rikaikun is a Chrome extension that helps you to read Japanese web pages by showing the reading and English definition of Japanese words when you hover over them.