Coinciding with the 60th Venice Biennale, Japanese visual artist Tomokazu Matsuyama is the subject of a solo show, ...

Cash (Japanese Yen) is necessary for markets and small shops and ... Like many historical sites in the city, the original ...

Hanako Okada was one of 73 women to win seats at the general election last month, a record number in a Parliament long dominated by men.

Tokyo’s journey from Edo to the world’s largest urban area is a story of geography, history, and rapid modernization. 🌆 In this video, we explore the social, political, and economic factors that ...

This is a bridge known as a photo spot for Tokyo Skytree in Sumida City. Two hundred years ago, Japanese river otters swam ...

Hiroshi Sugimoto who was just presented with ArtCenter's Lifetime Achievement Alumni Award, has made conceptual works of art ...

On the Central California Coast near Monterey Bay, 389 Japanese Americans in 1940 lived in Monterey Japantown where they ...

A win for the baseball superstar’s Los Angeles Dodgers “will be seen as a victory for Japanese baseball and the Japanese ...

This comes on the heels of proposals to set up a Korean City and a Japanese City, all in the vicinity of the upcoming airport in Jewar, to create a global industrial and educational ecosystem ...

Among them is the small city of Sabae, in Fukui prefecture, about a 3.5-hour train ride from Tokyo. It’s widely known as Japan’s eyeglasses capital – and for good reason. Sabae produces over ...

Shohei Ohtani's rural hometown, Oshu City in northern Japan, is bursting with pride for its superstar son. Once known for Maesawa beef and traditional ironware, the city now celebrates the 30-year ...

OSHU CITY, Japan (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s hometown in northern Japan is a rural place, famous for its high-quality Maesawa beef, its history of making traditional ironware and the intense green hills ...