The 2025 World Expo has been awarded to Osaka and plans are in high gear for the big event. It will be Osaka's...
The Tama-Center Christmas illuminations started in 2001, and has become a staple during the holiday season for the greater Tokyo region.
Tokyo prosecutors plan to arrest Carlos Ghosn on new allegations of understating his income — a development that could keep the former chairman...
Fujiko Nakaya, 85, fog artist and 30th Praemium Imperiale laureate for sculpture, is opening her first large-scale solo exhibition, Resistance of Fog, at Art...
Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn being frog-marched from his private jet to the Tokyo Detention Center — Japan’s equivalent of a Chinese “black prison”...
That’s seal, not Seel. But now it's possible to get a Seel on your seal if you want. In Japan, rather than signing...
(Part 6 of a Series on the Art of Kuniyoshi) Kuniyoshi was an artist who drew pictures in many genres. He was...
Prince Akishino, the younger brother of Japan’s Crown Prince Naruhito, celebrated his 53rd birthday on Friday, November 30. About a week before his birthday,...
When autumn sets in, a small temple surrounded by mountains in Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture, is suddenly bustling with visitors eager to get...
The Sankei Shimbun Trampling on a key bilateral accord, the South Korean government announced on November 21 that it would dissolve a...
Japan is famed for the stellar level of its cuisine. This year’s Japan Michelin Guide confirmed this high-quality trend by awarding Bib...
The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) and Japanese software giant Fujitsu are introducing 3D laser AI technology for automatic scoring in the sport. ...