Toy factory sold 20,000 animation figurines which featured removable lingerie concealing ‘simplified’ genitals.

A turning point for Shuihu emerged in the early 1980s when a villager named Sun Yunbing bought plaster molds from the city of Wuxi in east China's Jiangsu Province. He came up with a new idea: to make ...

Welcome to Computing's weekly roundup of tech news in Asia. This time we look at export-heavy Taiwan’s experiments with a ...

Japanese reuse chain 2nd Street opened at 313@somerset on April 29. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

In the past decade, Korean and Japanese beauty trends in the U.S. have gained tremendous ground. In 2024, Korean cosmetics ...

Two U.S. Marines in Okinawa, Japan, are under investigation for alleged rapes, police said Thursday, the latest in a string of assault cases that have angered residents. The United States has ...

Japan has been actively developing electromagnetic railgun technology since 2016, aiming to enhance its defense capabilities against advanced aerial and maritime threats. This initiative is part ...

In the negotiations, Economic Revitalization Minister Akazawa Ryosei, Japan's top negotiator for the talks, urged the US to review its tariffs on automobiles and steel, among other items.

Nintendo confirmed that the initial batch of Switch 2 consoles reserved for Japan has sold out, and before you ask, it’s not scalpers who are getting them. Nintendo has an ongoing lottery in ...

Before you set off to Japan this summer, make sure you're up to speed with the latest rule changes that are set to impact tourists. Japan is fast becoming a favourite among holidaymakers worldwide ...

Chinese premier Li Qiang sent a letter to Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba, stressing the need to fight "protectionism together", Japan's Kyodo news agency reported. The letter was sent via ...

(Mainichi/Yuria Kiyama) An American tourist in his 70s was recently arrested in Japan for possessing a handgun, which he had inadvertently brought with him in his suitcase along with ammunition.