For those looking to dive into Tokyo’s past, Fukagawa Edo is a great substitute for the much larger Edo-Tokyo Museum, which ...

Finnair, Finland’s largest airline, flag carrier and member of Oneworld alliance, has reclaimed its position as the leading European airline to Japan this summer, reaffirming its strong commitment to ...

Hana Kusumoto is a reporter/translator who has been covering local authorities in Japan since 2002. She was born in Nagoya, ...

There’s long been a rumor that when you order tuna at some sushi restaurants, you’re actually just getting a worse-quality ...

While the word "lantern" may evoke images of red lanterns drifting skyward, like those in Taiwan's Shifen, the lanterns found at the Taoyuan festival more closely resemble the massive floats of Nebuta ...

In Japan, policymakers and economists are paying close attention to the "oshikatsu" phenomenon as a growing driver of ...

Iran’s president said Sunday that the Islamic Republic rejected direct negotiations with the United States over its rapidly ...

A traditional Japanese sewing technique called sashiko, taught to victims of a 2011 disaster, has sparked a business creating ...

As far back as the 14th century, the lush backyard of the contemporary Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo was called Tsubakiyama, or ...

From neon-lit cities to some of the oldest civilisations on Earth, from white-sand beaches to the highest mountains, no other ...

This year, Utah’s Department of Veterans of Foreign Wars honored Utah’s five Medal of Honor holders: Mervyn Bennion (World ...

Like many of the prolonged battles waged during the last year of World War II, the fighting on Iwo Jima resulted in the ...