Sanae Takaichi is on track to become Japan's first female prime minister after her party secured a crucial coalition partner.

Shunmyo Masuno creates gardens that blend Zen philosophy with contemporary design. Here are his favourite green spaces in ...

Explore Okinawa, Japan's southernmost prefecture, offering a unique blend of island life, rich culture, and stunning natural ...

Reusing products and materials instead of discarding them is taking hold as a new consumption model in Japan. The market has been expanding steadily, supported by a growing number of local governments ...

British heritage label Sunspel is accelerating its international retail footprint with a slate of strategic openings in Paris, which opened Thursday, and an upcoming flagship in Tokyo, which is slated ...

At a ramen restaurant in the Gunma Prefecture city of Fujioka, a "poster girl" continues to attract visitors from around the ...

We pull back the curtain on the restaurant chain to reveal its humble beginning, adventurous founder, and how its signature ...

Near Nagoya, startup AirKamuy is building affordable cardboard “origami drones” as Japan accelerates defense innovation under ...

The post goes on to describe the sense of safety, cleanliness, and civility in Japan’s cities — from spotless streets to ...

Tomiichi Murayama, Japan's prime minister from 1994, was best known for the "Murayama Statement," an apology delivered on the ...

I spent 4 nights at Yotel Tokyo Ginza, a hybrid robot hotel in Tokyo. The robot room service and check-in was novel, but it ...

China has expressed deep condolences over the passing of former Japanese prime minister Tomiichi Murayama, the first Japanese ...