For ten years Azuma Makoto has crisscrossed the globe with an unusual travelling companion: a bonsai tree, photographed in all manner of unexpected locations to stunning effect. The resulting images ...

In this season of shorter days and longer nights we probably need the sight of flowers more than ever. Perfect timing for Ben Tracy's "Postcard From Tokyo": The mornings begin shrouded in fog and ...

A change of scenery can be a miraculous thing. At least that seems to be the case in Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma, the upcoming spinoff title in the long running farming sim meets RPG series from ...

Rune Factory games, such as the new Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma, often include the ability to build relationships with NPCs in the game, either for friendship or romance. Through giving gifts, ...

Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma will launch for Switch and PC via Steam in spring 2025, Marvelous announced. Pre-orders for the “Earth Dancer Edition” will be available soon via the Marvelous USA ...

Fifty years ago, the land of Azuma shattered into dozens of floating islands during the Celestial Collapse. Worse still, the "runes" which sustain the world are draining away. As the Earthdancer, it's ...

Publishers Marvelous, Marvelous USA, and Marvelous Europe announced Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma will launch for the Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam on May 30. View a trailer of the game below: ...

In past titles in the Rune Factory series, the player is usually given the choice to play as either a male or female protagonist. However, in Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma, the protagonists of both ...

Julie Azuma, founder of online retailer Different Roads to Learning, talks quietly with her two employees in DRL’s Manhattan office. As befits a company that has tripled its revenue in the past five ...

Julie Azuma, founder of online retailer Different Roads to Learning, talks quietly with her two employees in DRL’s Manhattan office. As befits a company that has tripled its revenue in the past five ...

A new smart home device in Japan is a female hologram that's designed to be your "virtual wife." Her name is Azuma Hikari and she can give weather updates, turn on lights, and lots more. She also acts ...