This is the final installment of this column, which began in the spring of 2015. Since last fall, I had been thinking hard, wondering what I should cover in this last installment, so it was very ...

Four years after the coup in Myanmar, a comic book is rekindling international interest in the country's struggle. And thanks to the efforts of a Burmese expat, it's now been published in Japan.

Each week, big titles like One Piece and Jujutsu Kaisen make waves in the manga and anime community as new chapters and episodes are released. Fans of both are always ready to discuss anything ...

The series is based on Eiichiro Oda's manga series that began in 1997, which has since sparked an anime series and 15 movies. "Straw Hats, our course is set! Season 2 production has officially ...

TOKYO -- A jungle theme park will open in Okinawa in July, a grand bid to attract Asian visitors to Japan's southernmost prefecture amid a heated tourist boom. Junglia Okinawa opens July 25, ahead ...

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Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. In this image provided by the Royal Thai Police, Chinese actor Wang Xing, right, talks with Thai police ...

Myanmar’s military council approved amendments to the country’s conscription law last Friday that prohibit anyone eligible for military service from going abroad without prior permission. Myanmar Now ...

Facebook is banned in Myanmar but people inside the country use virtual private networks to bypass the prohibition. On Oct. 7, Nay Soe Maung posted a Facebook condolence message over the death of ...

YANGON (Xinhua): Myanmar's State Administration Council Chairman Min Aung Hlaing has thanked China for its firm support for his country's peaceful and stable development. Myanmar's leader made the ...

MITO, Japan -- On a winter afternoon at JR Hitachi-Daigo Station located just north of Tokyo in Ibaraki prefecture, a bus pulls up ready to serve beer and whisky to the thirsty passengers ...