Ben Gran lived in Japan for a year teaching English. More than 20 years later, he still vividly remembers the experience and ...

Yoshiko Abe is about to turn 89, but that hasn’t stopped her from going to the gym every day and trying the free-of-charge makeup course at her housing complex.

If your Instagram feed has been flooded with reels and photos of Japan lately, you’re not alone — it seems like everyone and their mom is jumping on a 14+ hour flight heading east. In 2024, Japan ...

The music venues and fetish bars of Osaka’s Dotonbori district form a community for Japanese punks and expats.

Experience the architectural diversity of Osaka, featuring iconic structures by renowned Japanese and international architects.

Despite a population of 37 million, there’s relatively little congestion and pollution here since the majority of its ...

In most so-called megacities with populations over 10 million people, traffic is a megaproblem. And so is the air population. But Tokyo — with a population of 37 million — bucks that trend, thanks to ...

At a big-hearted retreat surrounded by nature, Zen rituals fused with mindfulness practices teach Kate Crockett to be more ...

The Menlo Park Sister Cities organization is accepting applications for our cultural exchange with our sister city Bizen, Japan. The exchange will take place in late June/early July of this year.

The boy girl apartments and their single predecessors seem to be an extension of a TikTok trend toward gender essentialism.

The Memphis Lunar New Year Fair is a daylong celebration of Asian food, culture and heritage. It will feature food, music, dance, vendors and more.