Japan, a country of ancient traditions and cutting-edge modernity, might not be the first place that comes to mind when considering Black culture. Yet, within the bustling streets of Tokyo, the serene ...

In the fall of 1936, a 24-year-old black baseball player from rural Louisiana stepped off a boat in Tokyo. His name was James Bonner. An ace pitcher with a vicious submarine pitch, Bonner, according ...

Thousands of protesters marched through Tokyo Sunday in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement in the U.S. and to call out Japan’s own problems with race. Organizers said the demonstration ...

Burger King Japan keeps coming out with bizarrely-colored burgers. First, the chain released two all-black burgers last September with black buns, black cheese, and black sauce. Now, Burger King is ...

From 1915 to 1920, Kenichi Zenimura honed his playing and leadership skills as a member of the all-Japanese Hawaiian Asahi, one of the top teams of the semipro Oahu-Service League in Honolulu. On ...