Located just over an hour east of Tokyo by shinkansen bullet train, Nasu Highlands is a picturesque region known for its ...

The Group of Seven ministers for gender equality and women’s empowerment pledged to promote economic independence of women by increasing the number of female executives and eliminating wage ...

An example of an item that customers can get from the vending machine selling antique kimonos is seen in the city of Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, on Nov. 26, 2024. Traditional Japanese "michiyuki ...

Omiwa Jinja is one of the oldest Shinto shrines in Japan. Walking through the complex, you can see earlier forms of Shintoism, including the lack of a main prayer hall, a standard characteristic of ...

As autumn flips to winter, the scenery in Japan gets a makeover—pine trees sparkle with fairy lights and trinkets, fireplaces roar to life, snow monkeys hang out at onsens and the air carries the ...

Japan is grappling with a sharp rise in seasonal influenza cases, prompting health authorities to urge people to take heightened precautions as the year-end holiday period approaches. Data that ...