Japan is not having it, with the throngs of tourists overtaking its most popular cities, such as Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto. The ...

Sheffield is set to host its first-ever Japan Fest on November 16, 2024, at Castle House, Angel Street. The event promises a ...

Historical document appraiser and collector Seth Kaller spreads a broad sheet of paper across a desk. It's in good enough condition that he can handle it carefully, with clean, bare hands. There are ...

Naomi Osaka made her comeback to the US Open on August 27. With a green tutu and a giant bow on her back, the former world ...

Restaurants in Tokyo are known for shokunin, the people who focus on a single skill to the point of obsession. These chefs dedicate their lives to the smallest details of a cuisine: the optimal ...

Hibiya Park, which opened in 1903, was Tokyo’s very first Western-style park. Its flowerbeds are lush, thick, and colorful, blooming all around the year in all sorts of different colors. It’s a real ...

TOKYO – Singaporeans’ undying affinity for anything Japan-related shows no sign of waning. The favourable exchange rate is a huge draw. And there is always something new to experience even if ...

The government initially planned to incentivize the relocation of would-be brides to rural areas by expanding the scope of an existing program that hands out up to 600,000 yen ($4,100) per person to ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Dozens of travelers were stranded in Tokyo station after Shinkansen bullet trains were suspended between ...

Tokyo Metro's Ichigaya Station is seen flooded at about 7 p.m. on Aug. 21, 2024, in this image from the account of X (formerly Twitter) user "GZL-Koichi." When central Tokyo was hit by torrential ...

About 35,000 toy items from 190 Japanese and foreign companies are being showcased at International Tokyo Toy Show 2024 that opened Thursday, including classic toys that have evolved with an aim ...