TOKYO—An unmanned Japanese space capsule is headed to the International Space Station filled with cargo including food, experiments and new batteries. The craft was launched on Sept. 23th at 2:52 a.m. from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan. It will take 4 ½ days to reach the space station. The launch was delayed for […]

LOS ANGELES—Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa said Sept. 17 that he plans to blast off on the first-ever private commercial trip around the moon and will invite six to eight artists, architects, designers and other creative people on the weeklong journey “to inspire the dreamer in all of us.” The SpaceX Big Falcon Rocket is scheduled […]

Thoughts of Japanese snacks may evoke images of multicolored Pocky sticks and matcha-flavored Kit Kats lining Asian supermarket shelves. But what about a white chocolate-raspberry rye cookie, or a fluffy mango chiffon cake? Or airy puffs of shrimp-flavored or soybean powder-coated toasted mochi that crunch, then all but melt in your mouth? Such are the […]

WASHINGTON—The United States receives the lion’s share of the world’s foreign direct investments (FDI). Despite rising anti-globalization and protectionist sentiment, the country is expected to strengthen its reputation as the most attractive hub for international investors. The United States remained the largest recipient of FDI in 2017, attracting an estimated $311 billion in inflows. This investment […]

Nissan Motor Corp. found a creative marketing solution to promote its self-driving technology, the ProPilot system. The Japanese carmaker developed prototypes of self-driving chairs that automatically wait in line and move along a set path. The chairs reduce the hassle of standing in line for customers. And they could be used outside crowded restaurants. “The […]

Six beautiful translucent whales float in a circle, each carrying a sublime scene in its body, as if it absorbed a piece of the sea’s bottom or perhaps something from another world. For Isana Yamada, this is not a guessing game though—each detail has its meaning behind it. Yamada, a 27-year-old Japanese artist and designer, […]

Canadian Katsura Sunshine performs Japanese rakugo comic storytelling.