Alongside the occasional meme, Twitter link, or article we need to check out, the Japanese emoticon is a common occurrence in our group thread. I’ve always wondered whether my fellow teammates learned ...

Japanese emoticons are called ‘kaomojis’ from ‘kao’ (meaning ‘face’) + moji. Kaomojis use the kanji keyboard and have a larger range of expression in the eyes than the western emoticon ...

Even legendary samurai and "rakugoka" comedic storytellers on Japanese TV are bowing to the novel coronavirus outbreak, as highly rated shows are being delayed and performances filmed without ...

Japanese people have taken to wearing face masks during the pandemic, but the main reason for doing so has more to do with going along with others than preventing the coronavirus from spreading ...

A Japanese online observer said she felt sorry for Seino, as Ikuta "should have related more to the new mother's predicament ...

But according to a new study, there’s one thing that we should all be eliminating from our work emails – and that’s the smiley face emoji. Researchers at Amsterdam University, Ben-Gurion ...

Cashmere, coats and fingerless gloves — time to set your reminders ahead of Anya Hindmarch’s second Uniqlo collection ...

Formerly known as smileys and often confused with emoticons, emoji faces are used on SMS and social media apps like Instagram ...

The victim had stopped his car Wednesday morning on I-95 South and was hit while trying to cross the northbound side of the ...

Legal guardian, who referred to herself as the child's mother, recounts moments leading up to 14-year-old girl's ...

Japan faces significant diplomatic conundrums. In its neighbourhood, China and North Korea constantly challenge Japan through their air and sea incursions into Japanese territories, missile launches ...

Qatar’s Asian Cup victory last week was the classic ... workers still cannot change jobs without their employers’ permission. They face criminalization for ‘absconding’ and risk having ...