There are many differences between Japanese and American work culture—including the extreme workplace practice that is fatal ...

Walking across Tokyo’s Shibuya crossing, one of the world’s largest pedestrian intersections, I was in awe—but not of the ...

The sumo museum has a full-sized wrestling ring and visitors with a foreign passport are granted free entry.

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Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center says it is using tents outside of its emergency department to deal with the rise in flu ...

The first thing I learned about Japan was that the summers are hot. Extremely hot and extremely humid. I learned this in ...

Shinto, the indigenous religion, remained central to Japanese culture even after Buddhism arrived in the 6th century. The interaction between these two religions has significantly influenced Japanese ...

For a long time, however, cosplay was seen as nothing but a pastime by some fans because many “adults” raised an eyebrow at ...

Surrounded by the vast Pacific Ocean, Japan’s Ise-Shima region is a place where ancient traditions, spirituality and the ...

An abandoned school in Japan has become an edutainment venue for foreign tourists, who can live a day in the life of a ...

Japan’s population is the oldest in the world, with few young people working in agriculture. But now its farmers are getting help from a robot called Adam.

Fall in love with the food, culture, nature, and people while exploring cities such as Tokyo, Nikko, and Okinawa.