TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On August 31st, Kazuhiko Matsumoto, President and Management Consultant at Prems Co., Ltd., is set to launch a support business for Japanese food and drink related companies ...

She was dubbed “The Assassin” after winning gold at the London 2012 Olympics, but Kaori Matsumoto prefers to be known as “Beast.” Her coach, however, says she is more like Peter Pan – and the judo ...

Popular Japanese comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto on Monday sued Bungei Shunju, the publisher of the Shukan Bunshun weekly magazine, seeking ¥550 million for defamation over a report concerning sexual ...

Like his most famous hero, the space pirate Captain Harlock, Leiji Matsumoto never gave up. The manga artist and prolific animation author died on February 13, aged 85, the production company Toei ...

Hitoshi Matsumoto’s name may not mean much in American households, but in Japan he’s a television superstar. Mainly known as one half of the comic duo Downtown, Matsumoto took his career in a new ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Leiji Matsumoto, the Japanese manga and anime creator known for science fiction sagas, TV series like Space Pirate Captain Harlock ...

Over Pioneer Day weekend, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall is hosting a delegation from one of the capital’s sister cities, Matsumoto, Japan, as well as Matsumoto Mayor Yoshinao Gaun. The visit ...

Hitoshi Matsumoto of comedian duo Downtown is seen in Osaka's Fukushima Ward in this Oct. 25, 2019, file photo. (Mainichi/Naohiro Yamada) TOKYO -- Japanese comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto is set to drop a ...

Leading Japanese manga artist Matsumoto Leiji, whose space operas became known to fans globally in animated incarnations, died on Feb. 13 in Tokyo at age 85. His representatives announced on Monday ...