From traditional tea ceremonies to viral TikToks, the rising popularity of matcha is driving a global shortage, leaving ...

Travellers are going beyond the Golden Route of Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto to discover the treasures and traditions of diverse ...

The year 2025 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Japanese author Yukio Mishima (1925-1970). Various exhibitions and ...

While prolonged use of smartphones and other digital devices has long been linked to nearsightedness, a rare eye ailment is ...

Police in Japan’s Shiga prefecture have arrested an Indian man for allegedly raping a teenage girl last month, local news ...

A parade to deliver fresh "hamo" pike conger eels as an offering to Yasaka Shrine in the ancient Japanese capital of Kyoto ...

TOKYO: Police in Japan’s Shiga prefecture have arrested a 24-year-old Indian man on charges of allegedly raping a teenage ...

A tropical depression in the East China Sea is forecast to approach the Kyushu region in southwest Japan toward Monday, bringing intense rainfall mainly to western Japan.

Brigette Pheloung, who goes by "AcquiredStyle" online, went viral on TikTok for her review of the Japanese Crown Melon that's ...

A “lawless” zone here overrun by foreign visitors and plagued by bad behavior has been tamed thanks to a multi-government “model” plan to counter overtourism.

Japan Airlines (JAL) is offering international travellers free complimentary domestic flights to any destination within Japan ...

The ‘Performance Capsule’ from Goldwin 0 – an experimental offshoot of Japanese technical wear label Goldwin – draws ...