Overtourism is spoiling the country’s traditional draws – but its Three Great Gardens offer an opportunity to escape the ...

Ginzan Onsen, a hot spring town in the Yamagata region, is now limiting daytrippers in the winter season. Its dark wood ...

The popularity of volleyball is soaring in Osaka Prefecture once again. Excitement is especially high for men’s volleyball teams such as the Suntory Sunbirds Osaka and the Osaka Bluteon. Ran Takahashi ...

Though Mayor Brandon Johnson, originally touted as a participant, now says he's staying home because of a scheduling conflict ...

Mawari has already executed over 50 successful XR projects worldwide, bringing AI-driven 3D avatars in real time Mawari, a ...

The sale of unregistered prepaid cards was suspended for nearly two years due to a global chips shortage. Read more at ...

A Disney-themed bullet train began operating on the Tokaido shinkansen line connecting Tokyo and Osaka on February ...

U.S. troops and other commuters in Japan will soon be able to purchase unregistered Suica and Pasmo smart cards again, ...

Despite a host of setbacks, Expo 2025 in Osaka is set to open on time April.

A wooden notice resembling a kosatsu (signboard that announced official edicts in feudal Japan) was recently erected outside ...

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

Like a Dragon Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii features a stellar lineup of voice actors who bring its vibrant characters to life with ...