China and Japan have stepped up engagement in recent months, but analysts say the trajectory of relations will largely come ...

As people have more opportunities to eat rice cakes during the year-end and New Year season in Japan, there are greater ...

Early in the morning, a small figure just 155 centimeters in height swiftly ascended a mountain trail, and soon disappeared into the distance･･･ ...

SINGAPORE, Dec 27 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Tokyo is bustling. Office vacancy rates in the Asian city are around 3%, sharply ...

An annual record of over 33 million inbound foreigners visited Japan between January and November 2024 amid a tourism boom ...

There was no tip jar or prompt to tip on the credit card screen, as tipping isn’t part of the culture in Japan. I thought ...

The Japanese economy is gathering strength but momentum remains uneven, with indicators showing healthy growth in inflation ...

A report confirmed prior indications that a pilot’s misunderstanding of air traffic control directives, and a missed warning, ...

Japan Airlines attributed the issue to a cyberattack designed to overwhelm its network with massive data transmissions. These ...

Japan’s most-followed religion is Shintoism, with less than 1% of its population being Christian. And yet, the nation ...

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

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group's CEO said the firm may make more than 1.2 trillion yen ($7.65 billion) net profit in the ...