Walking from Takadanobaba to Shinjuku, youth is the name of the game, with youngsters attending the many local schools, hunting for bargains at Korean Town, or enjoying Kabukichō’s bright lights.

The special exhibition Tsutaya Jūzaburō: Creative Visionary of Edo is currently running until June 15 at the Heiseikan building of Tokyo National Museum. This exhibition showcases around 250 ...

Japan’s kaisendon seafood bowls are known for overflowing toppings of morsels like tuna, salmon, sea urchin, and scallops over white rice. Unlike simple servings of nigirizushi, their popularity ...

US President Donald Trump’s announcement at the end of January 2025 that USAID, the United States Agency for International Development, would be drastically downsized came as a major shock.

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako hosted a dinner for King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at their residence in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Thursday.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s imposition of martial law on December 3, 2024, precipitated a train of events that have raised grave concerns in Japan and globally about political ...

Akiyoshidai is a sprawling plateau in rural Mine, Yamaguchi Prefecture, around 300 meters high and dotted with karst limestone formations. Its history goes back some 350 million years. Millenia of ...

The Women’s Pavilion, in collaboration with Cartier, will host exhibits by Japan’s Cabinet Office; the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry; the Japan Association for the 2025 World ...

Tokyo, May 16 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government decided Friday to send former Prime Minister Taro Aso, a member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, to Vatican as a special ambassador to ...

A survey found that convenience, improved flavor, and higher prices of fresh food were factors in increased use of frozen food by Japanese shoppers. The Japan Frozen Food Association conducted an ...

Tokyo, May 13 (Jiji Press)--Japanese retail giant Aeon Co. said Tuesday that it will sell Calrose rice produced in California, as rice prices remain elevated in Japan. Aeon aims to expand its ...

Tokyo, May 16 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese research team led by Kyushu University professor Hiroyuki Sasaki has said it discovered a gene that determines the color patterns of the tricolored calico ...