A bar where local geisha entertain customers opened in this hot spring resort town Jan. 23, offering a chance for ...

Japanese collectors spent billions on European paintings during the bubble economy of the 1980s. Officials today hope to ...

Doha: A delegation from Japan’s Onagawa Town, comprising six students from Onagawa Junior High, their teachers, and members of the Onagawa Town Education Committee, recently visited Qatar to ...

Writer Hannah Kirshner first moved to Yamanaka Onsen to better understand its craft culture. Almost 10 years later, she’s ...

It was once a thriving coal mining town with a population of over 100,000 people. But today, Yubari, located in Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido, is a ghost of its former self — with fewer than ...

(Mainichi/Yasutaka Horii) SAKAI, Ibaraki -- A sushi restaurant constructed by this east Japan town as a base for interaction with inbound tourists and others has opened its doors. Kaiten Sushi ...

A 1/7 scale figure of Yuki Nagato from the Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series is now available for pre-order. Good Smile Company is carrying this figure for Japan and North America. Recommended ...

Fukusaki (福崎町) is a town located in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Kunio Yanagita, a scholar and folklorist who has been called the ...

The head of Japan’s union umbrella group told Reuters on Friday that Japanese annual pay increases must exceed the 5.1% secured last year as real wages continue to fall.

The mural depicts the history of Japanese-Americans in Seattle who were sent to internment camps during World War II. RELATED: Seattle's Wing Luke Museum receives $100K from city, state for ...