Stationery makers in Japan offer a dazzling lineup of innovative and trendy products, including customizable notebooks, masking tape in a rainbow of colors and designs, and imaginatively shaped ...

Master basic grammar! Also－words that sound like what they describe. "Easy Japanese" is a program of Japanese language lessons produced by Japan's public broadcaster, NHK WORLD-JAPAN.

Kaikebo is a century-old Japanese technique for budgeting that ... It incorporates mindfulness into spending decisions and offers a simple, no-nonsense way to get your finances under control.

My quest towards iMessage emoticon domination is over with Kaomoji. A simple $0.99 iPhone app made by Richard Henry (product designer at Quora), Kaomoji contains 1,000 Japanese-style emoticons ...

With such hot and humid summers, Japanese cuisine includes an abundance of cool and refreshing dishes. And though foods like sushi require skill to make, here are five easy Japanese summer dishes to ...

Chicken karaage makes a quick and easy packed lunch for children. Pack it in a container (a colourful bento box is nice) with steamed rice dusted with furikake (rice sprinkles), some fruit ...

Surprisingly straightforward to make at home, Japanese dishes are quick, fresh and almost always hob-based. Here’s where to start… Often simple, frequently seasonal and always delicious ...

Tempura is one of the best-known Japanese dishes. But for most of us, it’s a restaurant dish, not a homemade treat. You might ...

Spoon some of the sauce over each portion, then sprinkle with spring onions and sesame seed. Pour the sauce into individual bowls and serve immediately with steamed rice and Japanese pickles.

A new program that teaches how to prepare for natural disasters in “easy Japanese” has been created for foreign residents, many of whom are inexperienced in those disasters. The Osaka ...

The Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, will temporarily close its doors in January, while its owner, the Japanese chemical manufacturer DIC Global, deliberates the ...