The author of “Convenience Store Woman” has gained a cult following by seeing the ordinary world as science fiction.

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(Toru Yamanaka/AFP via Getty Images) ROME — Italy is considering buying the Japanese Kawasaki P-1 maritime patrol aircraft to tackle hostile submarines in the Mediterranean, a move which would ...

For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its disappearance as a bad omen. By Martin Fackler and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Suwa ...

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Japanese hot springs—better known as onsens—are prized for their zen experience, with travelers coming from around the world to lounge in natural pools and bliss out. The country is home to ...

For a country as safe and orderly as Japan, the terrorist attack was an unimaginable shock. It came just two months after the Great Hanshin earthquake, a 6.9-magnitude disaster that killed more ...

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By Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times Italy Dispatch The sale of an island just off the coast of Bacoli, near Naples, has pit the quest for a rich investor against a more communal alternative.