Japan’s ruling party is betting on lower rice prices winning urban votes at the risk of alienating their traditional farm ...

As Japan prepares to vote for the House of Councilors, right-wing politicians are challenging PM Shigeru Ishiba over immigration. They complain of rowdy tourists, shady foreign workers — and rich ...

Nagasaki cathedral has blessed the final piece to complete its restoration nearly 80 years after being destroyed by the ...

In 1988, at the height of Japan’s economic bubble, a massive spiritual resort was built deep in the countryside. Dominated by a 73-meter tall statue of Kannon, the Buddhist goddess of mercy and ...

Japan has worked hard to attract foreigners to boost its sluggish economy but now the perception there are too many has ...

Michael Delfino, chief instructor at United Studios of Self Defense (USSD) in Livermore, was honored in a June 19 ceremony at ...

Almost 90 US B-29 bombers dropped about 6,000 tons of napalm on Kumagaya, Japan, on the night of August 14-15, 1945. Eighty years later, the scars of that American firebombing remain.

Japan has raised strong caution about China’s rapid acceleration of military activity in extensive areas from around its ...

American designer Adam Lippes has drawn inspiration from Kyoto for his latest collection, and to celebrate, he offers his ...

Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, part of the global hospitality group Accor, recently announced the opening of Fairmont Tokyo, a history-making moment as the ...

The number of people engaging in self-reflection is on the rise. According to Asoview, a leisure booking site, the number of individuals who participated alone in ascetic training experiences, such as ...

The menu also lists treatments that use red light therapy, radio frequencies and a skin steaming device designed to dissolve ...