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The fisherman and his wife have been through a lot of firsts: first passports, first airport, first plane

Her lessons on organising have won her a fan following, and with her new book, she answers some questions raised after her first

Ordinary North Koreans are risking their lives to make a perilous journey out of Kim Jong Un’s clutches

“There are no jobs for young people in Yabu, so they all leave”

The younger generation is making an effort to learn Okinawan, the biggest of the six main indigenous languages of the Ryukyu islands

With more Japanese choosing to marry late or remain single, pets are replacing children

A team of women challenge tradition in one of Japan’s sacred spaces — the itamae

McDonald’s hopes to revive its flagging fortunes with innovative flavours

Kim Jong-il's legacy of terror will be confined to history books

As families continue to migrate to cities, the lack of enough students in classes has left institutions in small towns facing the risk of closure

The traditional form of wrestling is slowly dying in the country of its origin

A generation of Muslim Americans has come of age in the shadow of 9/11 amid a climate of paranoia