Funami-zaka is a steep slope in the harbour city of Otaru in Northern Japan. It’s famed for being featured in the 1995 ...

New research by Which? has revealed the best and worst cities to visit in the world for tourists, with a warm coastal ...

Escape the crowds and visit 3 of Japan’s lesser-known treasures: Taketomi Island’s beaches, Yamaguchi’s history and Nasu’s ...

Japanese collectors spent billions on European paintings during the bubble economy of the 1980s. Officials today hope to ...

All is quiet at 10:30 a.m. on a Thursday in Shibuya, Tokyo’s famous commercial district. In an alleyway just steps from one ...

Tokyo continued to be a magnet for people in 2024, with a net influx of around 80,000 nearing the pre-pandemic 2019 level and ...

The government aims to reverse the trend in fiscal 2027 to address the issue of overconcentration in the Tokyo area.

Kansai Electric Power Co , Japan's top nuclear power operator, raised its profit forecast for the fiscal year ending in March by 40% to 365 billion yen ($2.4 billion) on higher nuclear power runs and ...

At the new Four Seasons Hotel Osaka, there's an exclusive modern ryokan within the hotel and an enticing culinary program.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, who is on a four-day visit to Japan to seek investment for the state, visited the ...

This visit served as a statement of the wealth and stability of shogunal rule. In 1867, the 15th Shogun, Tokugawa Yoshinobu summoned the senior vassals from 40 domains who were resident in Kyoto to ...

It was difficult to meet new people while staying in Japanese capsule hotels. Hostels were more social.