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Takashi Wakasugi's offbeat sense of humour helps him pay the bills.After moving from Japan to Australia, Mr Wakasugi decided he'd combine his passion for comedy with the need to improve his English."So I tried and I loved it," he…

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida on Saturday 27 August, 2022. Photo courtesy of Egyptian cabinet Facebook page.  The two premiers discussed various topics to boost economic cooperation…

It was the beginning and end of a long journey as Otago Polytechnic welcomed back students from Japan’s International College of Technology yesterday. The 10 students were welcomed with a mihi on to the Dunedin campus, where they…

About 3,500 followers of the Unification Church from across South Korea, mostly Japanese women married to local men, staged a protest in central Seoul on Thursday against what they call biased Japanese media reports…

Issey Miyake, one of the first Japanese designers to show in Paris, whose pleated style of clothing allowed for freedom of movement and whose name became a global byword for cutting-edge fashion in the 1980s, died on Friday in Tokyo. He…

Actor Andrew Koji, who is half Japanese and was born and raised in England, said he’s always felt out of place. But in the new action-comedy film “Bullet Train,” Koji plays a Japanese character, and in the process, he found a new…

Yoshitomo Tsutsugo. (Getty/Kyodo) The Pittsburgh Pirates have released Yoshitomo Tsutsugo, the National League club announced Friday, enabling the Japanese first baseman to seek other opportunities. Pittsburgh…