In fact, there's an entire genre of anime known as "iyashikei," meaning "healing," referring to anime meant to have a ...

ENT TERRACE ASAKUSA on the left, and ENT TERRACE AKIHABARA on the right. ENT TERRACE ASAKUSA on the left, and ENT TERRACE ...

With his shaven head and ample physique, Tamon Saito (Tomizo Nobe) looks like an overgrown baby. A 50-year-old virgin, he’s ...

Tokyo is not short of museums that will guide you through Japan’s fascinating history - but how many of them let you actually live it? Enter Samurai Ninja Museu ...

Japan posted a current account surplus of 29.26 trillion yen ($193 billion) in 2024, a record high, driven by its ...

The recent surge of Chinese travelers into Japan may be creating much-needed ambassadors.

ABOUT 92 percent of the visas issued by the Embassy of Japan to Filipinos were for short-term visits. In an email to the BusinessMirror, the Japan Information and Culture Center (JICC) said, “While we ...

TOKYO -- Global shipments of digital cameras grew for the first time in seven years in 2024, with demand buoyed by China's Generation Z users who are not satisfied with smartphone cameras for ...

An amalgamation of three smaller areas – Yanaka, Nezu and Sendagi –Yanesen oozes a cool, bohemian old Tokyo atmosphere. It’s ...

At the Asakusa View Hotel on October 24, 2004, a gang member shot four yakuza from a rival syndicate — two fatally — after a discussion intensified. At the time of the incident, about members of the ...

A temple in Japan's capital will soon offer "omikuji" paper fortune-telling slips in Braille, as the writing system for blind people and thos･･･ ...

Thanks to a weak yen, Tokyo has become a surprisingly affordable vacation spot for American travelers—and you don’t even have to rough it. On a recent trip, our writer saw just how far he could ...