We finally made it to Mount Fuji… and honestly, nothing could have prepared us for this. After years of dreaming about seeing ...

A travel diary capturing experiences, sights, and moments from a trip across Japan. Ever noticed those white squares on top of traffic lights? Here's what they're for Trump executive order could ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is facing accusations of diplomatic sycophancy after White House footage showed her giggling at a portrait of an autopen – placed by US President Donald Trump in ...

Holocaust survivor Ella Mandel did not soften her words as she spoke to a group of Defense Department middle school students thousands of miles away. Mandel, via a video call Thursday, described in ...

HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best has maintained its stable outlook on Japan’s life insurance segment, noting among other factors annualised premiums in force that are expected to remain broadly ...

Okinawa is one of the world’s Blue Zones, where a population has a life expectancy much higher than the global average. The traditional Okinawan diet consists primarily of whole plant foods, with less ...

A machine learning animation technology from the same creator whose work was infamously shot down by Studio Ghibli’s Hayao Miyazaki in a viral video almost 10 years ago, will be used in a new ...

Life in Japan works differently in everyday situations. The differences show up in routine things like how people behave in public, how services operate, and how shared spaces are treated. Some of ...

After starting the year strong, stock prices in Japan’s financial services sector faltered slightly amid volatility in Japanese Government Bonds. While concerns over bond prices have pressured ...

Japan’s financial regulator brought forward a regular check on major life insurers’ financial health as it seeks clarity on their unrealized investment losses on rising interest rates, according to ...

Universal Studios Japan, which has had parades and shows based on the characters, will get an 'immersive' and 'world-class' experience, with other Universal parks to follow. By Alex Weprin Senior ...

The Nara district court on Wednesday sentenced Tetsuya Yamagami to life in prison for his assassination of Japan’s former prime minister, Shinzo Abe. He pleaded guilty to murder, having shot the ...