If you’re perfectly happy with your life and yourself, you probably don’t need to read Jikisai Minami’s “It’s Okay Not to Look for the Meaning of Life.” If, however, you’re sometimes troubled by anxiety, stress, relationship issues, self-doubt, fear of death or worries of any kind, this book will help you see your problems in an invigorating new light.
The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) won big on Sunday night, racking up victories in three Lower House by-elections, including a closely watched race in a district that was long a stronghold of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
At just 22 years old, Miyu Minamidani was the youngest stallholder at the Wajima morning market in Ishikawa Prefecture who dedicated herself to preserving the ancient Noto tradition of making ishiru, a traditional fish sauce.
Police on Monday arrested a 28-year-old man in relation to a case in which the burned bodies of a Tokyo couple were found near a river in the town of Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, two weeks ago.
Tesla has cleared some key regulatory hurdles that have long hindered it from rolling out its self-driving software in China, paving the way for a favorable result from Elon Musk's surprise visit to the U.S. automaker's second-largest market.
Town and village councils and assemblies across the nation are increasingly looking for ways to seek out new blood as they grapple with a critical shortage of prospective candidates and their members being elected without a vote due to a lack of contenders.
Japan has made progress toward a goal outlined in its 2022 National Security Strategy of bringing defense spending to 2% of gross domestic product, the country’s defense chief said, with the defense-related budget for fiscal 2024 expanding to 1.6% of GDP.
The revised active volcano law has taken effect in the hopes of helping residents such as those around Mount Iwate in the Tohoku region prepare for the worst, but apathy has taken root.
China’s vow to encourage the nation’s leading companies to list in Hong Kong is helping spur a rare surge in the $5 trillion stock market, but dealmakers aren’t ready to turn optimistic.
China will soon send a robotic spacecraft on a round trip to the moon's far side in the first of three technically demanding missions that will pave the way for an inaugural Chinese-crewed landing and a base on the lunar south pole.
The yen hit its weakest levels since April 1990 on Monday, in trading thinned by a holiday in Japan and attempts by traders to test key levels and stop-loss orders in a nervous, illiquid market.
Ayman Chaudhary turned her love for reading into a living on TikTok, posting video snippets about books like those banned in schools in ultra-conservative parts of the United States.
Democracy is in retreat across much of the world, with authoritarian leaders and extremist movements gaining momentum amid widespread discontent with established political parties and institutions. As democratic governance comes under strain, our most cherished ideals, such as equal freedom and rights for all, are increasingly at risk.
The White House insisted Sunday that pro-Palestinian protests that have rocked U.S. universities in recent weeks must remain peaceful, after police arrested around 275 people on four separate campuses over the weekend.
The U.S. economy is resilient, and it’s bad news for U.S. President Joe Biden.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will step up efforts to secure a truce in Gaza during meetings in the Middle East starting Monday, in what could be a final chance to persuade Israel to call off an attack on Rafah.
Economic advisers in Donald Trump’s orbit are clashing over their favored policy ideas, a fight that is spilling into public view as they jockey for influence over the presumptive Republican presidential nominee’s second-term plans.
When South Korea decided to host a U.S. anti-ballistic missile system, the lucrative flow of tourists from neighboring China suddenly dried up. When Australia accused Beijing of meddling in its domestic politics and demanded answers over the origins of COVID-19, China stopped buying exports like coal, wine and beef.
Despite its pledge to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, Japan is trying to maintain its influence in the international liquefied natural gas (LNG) market, especially in Asia.
In 2015, Takahito Tsutsumitani was tasked with writing a review for a literary magazine on a book titled, “Jibun de Tsukureru 200-nen Kakeizu.” It was a how-to book on creating your own family tree, a pursuit that had become a bit of a fad thanks to the popularity of the NHK documentary series, “Family History,” which explored the ancestral roots of various celebrities — similar to the PBS series “Finding Your Roots” in the United States.
Named, of course, after the iconic beagle, Snoopy is “a ball of curiosity” (as one ARK staffer put it). Still just 3 years old, he’s young and fit and has all the traits you’d expect of a beagle. He watches people very closely, and when he’s out on walks he’ll keep his nose to the ground — an indication of his love of picking up new scents.
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