On the first day of my first trip to Japan, I hit my head on a doorway walking towards a talking toilet. This particular ...

There are a few reasons why spring is a great time for traveling in Japan. One of the most popular attractions is Japanese cherry (sakura) blossoms. The beauty of the flowers is widely known ... About ...

A Japanese-led venture called Space Walker aims to build Japan's first private spaceplane, the Eco Rocket. The company was present at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2025, where a ...

Kajo Park in the spring is a picturesque oasis located right at the heart of Yamagata City and is one of the most popular cherry blossom viewing spots not just in Yamagata but in the entire Tohoku ...

“The expectation is that the artisans won’t stay in these temporary facilities permanently,” an official from the city’s lacquerware commerce and industry division said. “We hope they’ll rebuild their ...

There are two sakuranoki, Japanese cherry-trees,—those trees whose blossoms, as Professor Chamberlain ... It is a surprisingly small square box, wherein the dead is placed in a sitting posture.

TOKYO, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Japan's service activity expanded for a second straight month in December, buoyed by solid demand and business expansion, a private-sector survey showed on Monday.

The outlook for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's government is likely to hinge on a small opposition party that in an electoral breakthrough secured ... Rintaro Nishimura, an associate at the Asia ...

Movie ticket sales took a bit of a hit in 2024. The annual domestic box office is expected to end up at around $8.75 billion, down more than 3% from 2023, according to estimates from Comscore. It’s ...

For centuries, the arrival of spring in Japan has been heralded by a breathtaking spectacle - the blooming of cherry blossoms, or sakura. Beyond their aesthetic appeal, these delicate pink florals ...

Lacquerware maker Takaho Shoji hunches over his desk in the disaster-hit city of Wajima in central Japan, applying another layer of coating to a dark, wooden box. One brushstroke at a time ...