Good stories and artistic talent know no boundaries, and those captivated by exceptional cinematic experiences often look past subtitles. As cinema spreads across the globe, Japan shines as one of the ...

Learn more about our editorial process. For a rejuvenating start to the day indulge with a Japanese breakfast at Yakumo Saryo. Designed by architect Shinichiro Ogata, the teahouse is a tranquil ...

Planning a Japan itinerary for a family is like putting together a giant puzzle: you have to account for transportation schedules, hotel availability, everyone’s interests and the huge variety of ...

Japan joined the World Bank in August 1952, the year after the signing of the San Francisco Peace Treaty. Starting in 1953, a number of projects were implemented in Japan with World Bank loans for the ...

Japan will join a growing global push towards mandatory travel authorisations for foreign visitors, with the rollout of a digital visa-waiver program similar to the USA’s ESTA (Electronic System for ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. FILE - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, right, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ...

Japanese skin care products marry tradition with constant innovation, focusing on ways to maintain the integrity of the skin with gentle formulas rather than target concerns with a barrage of actives.

A survey by Japan's health ministry shows that the ratio of people in the country who smoke regularly has hit its lowest ever. The survey of some 5,000 people aged 20 or older nationwide in 2022 ...

The genes of modern Japanese people may have been hiding a long-lost line of ancestors, who once migrated to the top of the archipelago from the northeastern mainland of Asia. The discovery supports ...

A Japanese man has claimed that he slept only for half an hour every day for almost 12 years, believing this would “double” his life expectancy. He also stated it boosted his work efficiency.

TSUCHIYU ONSEN, Japan — For 1,400 years, travelers have come to this town in the foothills of the Azuma Mountains, on the outskirts of Fukushima City, to bathe in the famed healing waters of its ...