Japan is a country where you should certainly bring an empty suitcase on a visit. There’s such amazing shopping, it’s hard to ...

Shibuya’s mayor is urging people not to gather for Halloween amid concerns about rowdy behaviour and rising visitor numbers.

It epitomizes the Japanese emphasis on politeness and humility. Whether you are thanking someone for their help or ...

In fact, traveling to Tokyo on business may be the easiest way to tap into a vein of the local and everyday. The world’s largest metropolis is one giant cityscape of commuters on the move. Instead of ...

A mix of local and international stars walked the carpet before the gala screening of the opening film, Junji Sakamoto’s ...

The Opening Ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics featured some of the oldest traditions in Japanese culture, as well as some of the newest. The moving presentation welcomed the Parade of Nations with ...

TOKYO >> From the stately changing room of a nearly 60-year-old sento (public bath) in a residential area of Edogawa ward, you can enjoy a majestic view of Mount Fuji — through a painting. With white ...

A Spanish director is bringing a distinctly Japanese story to the screen with “Konbini,” a humanistic drama about an elderly ...

TOKYO — Between bus rides, temperature checks, hand sanitizer stations and some news-gathering, the team of 36 journalists and technicians covering the Tokyo Olympics for USA TODAY is getting a chance ...

At TIFFCOM, producers of ‘Blood & Sweat’ shared insights on language, workflow, and creative collaboration in a Japan–Finland ...

The Cal State Long Beach professor’s book is accompanied by a Japanese American National Museum exhibit dubbed “Cruising J-Town: Behind the Wheel of the Nikkei Community,” which runs ...