A Hello Kitty show-restaurant on a tiny Japanese island turned cartoon-perfect vegan plates into global clickbait—and a surprising case study in plant-based mainstreaming.

With national reach, he won the prize in 1993 and was a finalist for it four times while at The Arizona Republic. Some of his ...

Swiss Bank UBS has re-hired Masazumi Toriyama to head its Japanese unit's global banking division, according to an internal ...

Webtoon is turning vertical phone comics into anime gold with 20 projects, major studio partnerships and No. 1 app status in Japan.

An exhibition explores comedy through a collection of prints that approach—and provoke—amusement in various ways.

Sega rushed the Saturn to market, blindsiding retailers and fans. The mishandled launch opened the door for Sony's ...

Felix was co-created by a team of cartoonists, including Patrick Sullivan, in Manhattan in 1919, nearly a decade before Mickey Mouse was born.

Goldwater was no doubt referring to Ezra Taft Benson, Steve’s grandfather and a powerful figure as Dwight Eisenhower’s ...

Some Japanese business analysts contend the acquisition will be potentially harmful to the long-term growth of Seven & i.

Simply sign up to the Japanese business & finance myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Soon after Shibaura Electronics received a $465mn hostile takeover bid in February, the ...

A landmark San Francisco business is closing in Japantown, marking the end of decades as a staple in the Japan Center.

Home Business under the radar The Japanese salarymen with a side hustle as cheerleaders 'Suited and booted' Cheer Re-Man's cheer squad are 'injecting high-flying excitement' into Japan's business ...