Japan

Last updated: 28 July 2026 Located about 40 minutes from Tokyo by Shinkansen, La Vista Atami Terrace opened in the...

Washington – Japan and the United States last week started working-level talks on Tokyo’s host nation support for U.S. forces...

Date published: 30 July 2026 We've handpicked the top 10 premium onsen resorts across Hokkaido - spanning Noboribetsu, Jozankei, Lake...

The 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture last week had affected 53 cultural properties, including those at World Heritage sites,...

Date published: 3 August 2026 Hokkaido travelers, take note! Jozankei Onsen, a famous hot spring retreat within easy reach of...

A thoughtful essay by a Japanese author, circulated anonymously within a private discussion group to which I belong, captured a...

Date published: 2 August 2026 A decade before Japan ended up on every influencer's radar, I was already obsessed with...

Editor Akiko Matsuo remembers the first time she organized a protest. It was 2018, after Tokyo Medical University was found...

Written by: Guest Contributor Date published: 1 August 2026 After a long flight, the last thing most travelers want to...

Several thousand Ukrainians rallied through central Kyiv on Friday, signaling to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that opposition to his decision to...