Japan welcomed a record 3.31 million visitors last month, official data showed on Wednesday, as the weak yen propelled a ...

Blackstone Inc. has emerged as the frontrunner to buy a mixed-use office complex in Tokyo being sold by Seibu Holdings Inc.

What is happening in our schools will shape what our future society will look like. While the Japanese system has its strengths and weaknesses, I hope this film provides the opportunity for other ...

Prof Nobuaki Endo of Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology. The Tohoku region has seen a surge in the number of overseas cruise ships visiting its ports, driven by growing overseas ...

Onsen resort villages are always a soothing way to relax and unwind. Kinosaki Onsen in Hyogo, north of Kyoto, is the rare hot springs village that is tattoo friendly. South of Tokyo in Shizuoka, head ...

Kohana Lam has a YouTube channel with over 650,000 subscribers, held a solo birthday concert at Tokyo venue Zepp Shinjuku in October, and gave her first overseas live performance in November. Now, ...

Shuntaro Tanikawa, who pioneered modern Japanese poetry, poignant but conversational in its divergence from haiku and other ...

Shuntaro Tanikawa, who pioneered modern Japanese poetry, poignant but conversational in its divergence from haiku and other traditions, has died ...

Karatsu has been a center of pottery production for hundreds of years. Takachiho Takachiho Gorge, the area’s most famous attraction, was formed by rapidly cooling lava flows. Nagasaki City During ...

This move builds on a 2007 ordinance that established smoke-free zones in six designated areas, including popular tourist ...