When it was first dug, the Chidorigafuchi moat was meant to keep people away from the shogun’s stronghold of Edo Castle, ...

I’ve always had an interest in Japan and cherry blossoms. I was nine when my father brought a Japanese colleague home for ...

Japan's economy expanded an annualized real 2.2 percent in the October-December quarter, compared with initially reported ...

The Finnish brand's latest Japan opening is part of a wider plan to expand its footprint internationally, especially in the U ...

LYN Coronel-Malaki sat in her Tokyo hotel room, staring at the marathon bib in her hands. The number was bold, printed neatly ...

Internationally renowned composer, rockstar, philanthropist, and fashion icon YOSHIKI has been selected by Major League ...

TOKYO (TR) – An intoxicated foreign man was arrested by the Imperial Guard Headquarters for trespassing onto the Imperial ...

The literary monk Kenko yearned for an “uncontaminated world,” even during the tumultuous rule of Emperor Go-Daigo, who ...

The two countries Côme Fournel wanted to see most were the United States and Japan. It turns out he's going to be able to cross both off his list in the same trip before going home to Europe. Côme is ...

show the effect of the heavy bombing which burned out huge areas near the Imperial Palace (right, center). Credit: AP Many of ...

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will call on Japan to remove entirely its ban on beef imports from his country when he visits later this month, his office said Friday. Brazil has been ...

"No single museum can fully tell the story of Chinese bronzes on its own, so we need more exchanges. China, the United States ...