The use of make-up has spread to older generations, with spending on cosmetics jumping among people in their 40s and 50s.

The first fire ants discovered in Japan were at ports in 2017, with the insects apparently entering via shipments from mainland China, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia.

Jitsuko Katsumata, daughter of late manga master Fujuko F. Fujio, says she is excited to see first-hand how Hongkongers will engage with exhibition of Doraemon figures.

Rescue dog, Kabosu, whose photo inspired a generation of oddball online jokes and the US$23-billion Dogecoin cryptocurrency, has died.

The pact allowing Manila and Tokyo’s defence forces to train in each other’s territories is expected to be signed next month.

Japan’s growing role as a security provider in Asia is necessary, with the US preoccupied with wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, analysts say.

Anwar, who is attending a Nikkei annual conference in Tokyo, said China is an important neighbour as it grows economically and militarily.

The Chinese ambassador said the ‘Japanese people will be dragged into the fire’ if they continue to support Taiwan’s independence, similar to comments he made last year.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chinese Premier Li Qiang will meet in Seoul on May 26 and 27.

Several opinion polls show public anger against the ruling LDP is growing over issues ranging from corruption to Japan’s population decline.

Janet Yellen expected to restate American call for firms and financial institutions in China and elsewhere to ‘cease’ backing Moscow’s defence complex.

Iwao Hakamada, now 88, spent 46 years on death row – a stretch recognised by the Guinness World Records – after being convicted in 1968 of murdering a family.

New hotels in Tokyo’s Toranomon Hills and at Fuji Speedway offer guests a choice of stories: the first an entertainment hub, the second both something for nature-lovers and motorsport fans

Flights leaving Tokyo dominate the list of the roughest long-haul services as Japan has high levels of mountain- and ocean-induced turbulence.

Japan’s new whaling mother ship, the Kangei Maru, set sail on its maiden hunting voyage heralding a new era for the controversial practice defended by the government as an integral part of national culture.

The live version of Hayao Miyazaki’s hit anime Spirited Away has found new fans in London’s West End – the three-hour play is filling the London Coliseum and its run has been extended by five weeks.

Decora, a fashion subculture popular in the Harajuku district in Tokyo that had fallen out of favour by the end of the 2010s, is seeing a resurgence thanks to a new generation who network online.

Nurseries and the police suspect the thieves are stealing to order for unscrupulous collectors in China, Vietnam and elsewhere in Southeast Asia.

Takeru Kobayashi, who was famous for consuming vast amounts of food in single sittings in competitions around the world, has given up because he can no longer experience hunger.

Comic-book has sold 60 million copies and spawned hit film, triggered a boom in interest, and seen era of superstars such as Ran Takahashi.

As Tokyo’s Harajuku neighbourhood experiences a rebirth, the Post explores how the area gained its reputation as a global hub for youth culture and fashion.

Japan’s whaling industry has been propped up for years by government subsidies and isn’t even filling existing quotas. Still, it wants to add the world’s second-largest mammal to its catch-and-kill list.

The tsuchinoko, a creature resembling a fat snake that you wouldn’t want to anger, is the star of a new film that uses the mythical animal to explore how Japan has changed since the mid-20th century.