Temples and shrines offer travelers the opportunity to experience local culture in a peaceful atmosphere filled with ...

Get off the beaten tourist path in Japan by visiting this stunning island near Hokkaido to enjoy scenic coastal walks and ...

Listen to SBS Japanese Audio on Tue, Thu and Fri from 1pm on SBS 3. Replays from 10pm on Tue, Thu and Sat on SBS1. Listen to past stories from our podcast. Download the free SBS Audio App and don ...

Singaporeans love travelling to Japan. In 2023, over half a million Singaporeans went to Japan. A then-record, before 2024 smashed that mark by quite a bit, with 691,100 Singaporeans making the ...

Japan’s sewage systems and septic tanks treat the massive amounts of wastewater generated by a population of 123.8 million people, and that know-how is now being passed on to Southeast Asia.

Local authorities are now luring residents back with relocation and business grants, with families who relocate and buy a home being offered 2 million yen (R250,000) in grants. Some cities also give ...

Listen to SBS Japanese Audio on Tue, Thu and Fri from 1pm on SBS 3. Replays from 10pm on Tue, Thu and Sat on SBS1. Listen to past stories from our podcast.

Mario Kart World and the Nintendo Switch 2 are the fastest-selling Mario Kart game and console launch in Japan. Here’s the full Famitsu software sales chart for June 2 – 8. Missed our last report ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - It’s the beginning of mayfly season and soon thousands of these harmless flies will continue to emerge from Lake Erie. And while the mayflies have a lot of benefits, some ...

Daichi Kamada scored twice as Japan rounded off their successful World Cup qualifying campaign with a 6-0 thrashing of Patrick Kluivert’s Indonesia in Osaka. Kamada, an FA Cup winner with ...