The first thing I learned about Japan was that the summers are hot. Extremely hot and extremely humid. I learned this in ...

“Ohayou!” The cheerful morning greeting echoes around the grounds of Tokyo’s historic Nezu Shrine as bright-eyed pensioners ...

The number of homeless people in Japan totaled 2,820 as of January 2024 and about 40% of them said they were fine with their ...

Japan's retailers, typically among the most tight-fisted of employers, are offering big pay increases for a second year in a ...

Japan's Sakura or cherry blossom season is always eagerly awaited by tourists, but unfortunately the pink blooming phenomenon ...

Before Marie Kondo stormed into the global consciousness, Hideko Yamashita taught Japan the art of creating tidier spaces.

Inventor Kentaro Yoshifuji’s robots allow people to work at the Dawn cafe from anywhere in the world – ‘teleportation’ ...