International students on campuses across the United States have found themselves caught up in political turmoil, as the ...

Fans of Hello Kitty might be drawn to the simple lines of the cartoon, or the “cute” style of Japanese culture. Leslie Bow takes the conversation much deeper. When Hello Kitty had her 50th birthday in ...

They go by a few different names, but Japan’s “listening lounges” are going through something of a revival. They’re music bars where simply sitting and listening to records is the main attraction. The ...

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Beijing and Tokyo have reached an agreement for China to import fish from Japan. The move comes after a dispute over slightly radioactive water around the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan.

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On a long trip away from home, some of the most memorable moments come from the hospitality of strangers. National Geographic ...

The Trump administration has made it a priority to eliminate DEI programs across the United States and even overseas. It’s ...

A child’s voice recorded two decades ago continues to echo across the Mexican capital — and now, it’s become part of the city ...

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Colleges abroad are stepping in to help international students at US campuses who are caught up in political havoc as the ...

We tend to think of conversation as speech, but obviously listening is also a crucial part of every conversation — in theory, ...