Over recent years, the chewy rice cakes have killed and hospitalized hundreds of people in Japan, where it is eaten to ...

The Japanese capital is offering subsidies to arts organizations that introduce measures to help people with visual or ...

Riding the bullet train in Japan is a world-class experience, and South Africans are missing out on a service which would ...

Skiing at Niseko Grand Hirafu should be on every skier's bucket list. There’s enough snow to go around, and then some.

Japan doesn’t hand visitors a list of dos and don’ts, but there are certain expectations associated with tourists. Most are ...

Yonaguni, a tiny Japanese island near Taiwan, is getting soldiers, radar and missiles. As China’s dispute with Tokyo ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family are waving to a crowd of flag-waving New Year’s well-wishers gathered at the Imperial ...

Foreign residents made up 9.5 percent of the people in their 20s in Japan in 2025, more than double the 4.1 percent in 2015, ...

Japanese convenience stores (Konbini) are distinctive from American convenience stores. The difference comes from the ...

Lately a diplomatic spat with China has begun depressing the number of people coming to Japan from that country—but even this ...

As overtourism strains Japan’s major cities, Gifu Prefecture offers travelers a slower, more intimate way to experience the ...

One of Japan's most cherished New Year foods has again turned deadly in Tokyo. Japan Today reports that according to the ...