TOKYO — The Japan Times and The New York Times Company today announce a publishing agreement that will see the International New York Times packaged with The Japan Times in the Japan market.

Don’t worry: It’s general enough to apply to the rest of Japan. But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan.

It’s the silkworm, a creepy-crawly, that played a significant role in transforming Japan into a modern nation. At the end of the Edo Period (1603-1867), raw silk made up more than 80 percent of ...

During WW1 silk postcards and handkerchiefs were bought as souvenirs by soldiers who were serving on the Western Front. Local French and Belgian women embroidered the different motifs onto strips ...

Next day MacArthur suspended for one day the English-language Nippon-Times. So that there may be no further nonsense, MacArthur followed up with a tough ten-point code for the press. In effect ...

In Japan, just as anywhere else, people meet, build relationships, have children, and raise them. Knowledge about sex is an essential tool for navigating life, but sex education is still a rarity ...

Students tell us what they have learned from the platonic, familial and romantic relationships in their lives. By The Learning Network How do you feel about automated vehicles? What effects do ...

Initially trading as the Yamanashi Silk ... Japan, while Takara (now Takara Tomy) released its Licca-chan doll. In 1962, Yamanashi Silk Center CEO Tsuji released a strawberry-patterned ...

Japan will need 6.74 million foreign workers in 2040, roughly four times more than it has today, to reach the government’s economic growth target, a study showed. Under its current arrangements ...

Seamless reading experience. Save your favourite. Japan's top steelmaker said in February it will spend around 1.15 billion Canadian dollars ($844 million) to buy a 10per cent stake in Elk Valley ...

A look at the L.A. Times’ top 25 high school football teams in the Southland heading into the playoffs. Next rankings will be released after state bowl games.