Shigemi Fukahori, a survivor of the 1945 Nagasaki atomic bombing, who devoted his life to advocating for peace and ...

Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died.

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

Pilgrimages have been part of Japanese culture for over a thousand years. The UNESCO-listed Kumano Kodo is legendary among ...

A towering wooden "Grand Ring" built for Expo 2025 in Osaka pays homage to Japan's architectural history and is a symbol of ...

The Americas, Australasia, Asia, Europe and Africa have already been marking the arrival of the new year with fireworks and ...

Crowds gather on the grounds of Tokudai-ji temple as the bell rings at midnight to celebrate the arrival of the new year.

Japanese, especially newcomers to Japan, many of the customs and traditions of New Year may seem hard to understand. New Year ...

Adjacent to the temple is a pet crematorium. Head priest Junkyo Narita says, "Cremated tortoise shells are pretty. One snake ...

Tokyo has captured the imagination of countless creatives throughout history, from Anthony Bourdain (who said if he had to ...

Concierge travel company Plan Japan helps navigate that 'unknowable' with access to impossible reservations that money can't ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Friday he was eager to move into his official residence despite long-standing ...