Japanese Digital Minister Taro Kono takes a selfie with his avatar robot in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2022. Editor at Large While the West romanticizes Japan as an arcane futurescape, a neon-swathed land of ...

It is difficult for Japan to give up Russian liquefied natural gas, despite stepped-up sanctions by the United States and Europe, Japan Gas Association leader Takashi Uchida has said. Securing alterna ...

Planning and smart questions produced an outspoken AP interview with Seiko Noda, Japan’s minister for gender equality and children’s issues, who is a leading contender to be Japan’s first female prime ...

Billboard Japan’s Women in Music initiative launched in 2022 to celebrate artists, producers and executives who have made significant contributions to music and inspired other women through their work ...

MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN : The inaugural edition of MAJ hailed as the “Japanese Grammy Awards”—marked a groundbreaking moment in the nation’s music history. (Click here to read Review: Music Awards Japan, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 2025, Universal Music Japan’s president and CEO, Naoshi Fujikura, was chosen for inclusion in Billboard‘s Global Power Players ...

Japan U-17 coach speaks to FIFA about his team's title ambitions at Dominican Republic 2024 and the depth of quality within the country's youth ranks. The wealth of talent in the Japanese youth ranks ...

The FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Colombia 2024™ has kicked off, bringing the world's most promising young female footballers to the global stage. With a record number of teams - 24 in total – this year ...

Gwen Stefani sparked backlash this week after she said "I’m Japanese" in a recent interview. "I said, 'My God, I'm Japanese and I didn't know it,'" Stefani told Allure in an interview published this ...

In 2025, Universal Music Japan's president and CEO, Naoshi Fujikura, was chosen for inclusion in Billboard‘s Global Power Players list for a fifth consecutive time, making this his sixth appearance.