In the 19th century, debates about contract workers sorted immigrants into "natural" and "unnatural" categories.

Ubisoft releases Assassin’s Creed Shadows, immersing players in 16th-century Japan with two protagonists. Available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, the standard edition costs $69.99.

Japan PM Says Ties With South Korea, US Remain Important, South Korea Says SEOUL (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said the importance of relations between Japan, South Korea and ...

Ubisoft's new game, Assassin’s Creed: Shadows, has sparked controversy in Japan due to its portrayal of a real Shinto shrine. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba condemned the game's depiction of ...

Set among hills, this Pasadena house is a classic example of mid-century modernist architecture with a storied ... that defined so much of the practice’s residential work in California is very much in ...

Barron Trump is ready to party. The youngest son of President Trump celebrated his 19th birthday Thursday, just four days before his college, New York University, goes on spring break. Barron ...

Cherry Blossom, Free Visas and Stronger Rouble See Russians Flock to Japan By Lev Sergeev and Dmitriy Turlyun MOSCOW (Reuters) - Wrapped up in warm coats and woolly hats, hundreds of people have ...

As the titular warrior without a lord, we traverse 19th-century Japan troubled by conflict between supporters of the Shogun and the Emperor. A spin-off of the popular Yakuza series, and a sequel to ...

Many major Japanese companies, including Toyota Motor Corp., on Wednesday fully met the wage hike demands of their labor unions, which have been calling for substantial raises to address surging ...

in hope of resolving Japan’s chronic labor shortage. The new initiative replaces the current foreign trainee program, which has often been criticized for bad working conditions and participants ...

Samurai game set in 19th-century Japan? Sounds like it needs a cat. There are games this week that don’t have animals, but we all know they’d be even better if they did.