The Japanese entertainment giant Toho has reached an agreement to acquire the Oscar-winning animation outfit GKIDS, the companies said Tuesday.

Emmy-winning breakout kids series Bluey will go free-to-air in Japan. Episodes of the Australian animated show from Joe Brumm will begin on TV Tokyo’s Eeny Meeny Many Moe’ slot on Saturday ...

Two-time Central League MVP Tomoyuki Sugano is leaving the Yomiuri Giants with the intention of signing with an MLB team this offseason. Per ESPN's Jeff Passan, Sugano intends to become an ...

Alimentation Couche-Tard reportedly offered to pay over $47bn for the Japanese-owned retail giant. A government spokesperson admitted "minor editing" had been made to the image after online ...

Planning to visit Japan this autumn for captivating fall foliage? Get ready for a visual feast! As famous as cherry blossoms, Japan's autumn season paints landscapes with breathtaking hues. From ...

Japan is a super-aged society. Nearly 30 percent of the population is 65 years of age or older, and fertility has been declining for decades, leading to a rapidly shrinking population. To combat ...

TOKYO — Shigeru Ishiba is set to become Japan’s next prime minister after the governing Liberal Democratic Party elected him as its new leader on Friday, as the U.S. ally takes on a growing ...

Shohei Ohtani continues to break records. The Los Angeles Dodgers star recorded his 57th stolen base of the year in the second inning of the team's matchup with the Colorado Rockies on Friday ...

Former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba will become Japan's prime minister next week after winning the conservative ruling party's leadership vote on Friday. The 67-year-old train lover beat arch ...

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Sony and Honda mobility joint venture AFEELA announced a deal with Tesla to adopt NACS on its upcoming electric vehicles in North America and Japan. Japanese electronics and automotive giants Sony ...

The Japanese singer and songwriter Sayuri has passed away at the age of 28. The official X/Twitter account of the singer announced that she died on September 20. Her husband, who is also a ...