The organizers say the show questions Japan's love for cuteness, called kawaii in Japanese.

VOA: special.2011.04.08

People in Japan call them "harbor waves." Tsunami is a two-character Japanese word.

VOA: special.2011.06.07

It has threatened war if Japan follows through on its vow to shoot down the rocket if it appears to threaten Japanese territory.

VOA: standard.2009.04.01

After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7,1941, the U.S.declared war on Japan and Germany.

VOA: standard.2010.06.22

Japanese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kazuo Kodama said Japan would press for the ASEM meeting to issue a joint statement condemning the nuclear test, apart from the conference's normal closing statement.

VOA: standard.2009.05.25

The flu outbreak is starting to affect the tourism industry, with one major airline announcing plans to scale back services between Australia and Japan by one-third because of a slump in demand from Japanese passengers.

VOA: standard.2009.05.30

But Secretary Gates on the first visit to Tokyo by a senior U.S.official since the new Japanese government took office - says he will remind the new Japanese leaders that Afghanistan is a NATO and coalition effort and that Japan's refueling mission did more to help other countries than it did to help the United States directly.

VOA: standard.2009.10.20