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I could've avoided several travel mistakes if I'd known about Japan's slipper etiquette and unspoken train rules before I ...
A Cabinet Office survey targeting people who gave up on running for office, unsuccessful candidates and local assembly ...
SEOUL - South Korea's newly elected President Lee Jae-myung and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba held their first ...
The Japanese economy shrank less than initially estimated in the first quarter but remains at risk of technical recession, ...
TOKYO (AP) — An explosion at a storage site for unexploded ordnance at a U.S. military base on Japan’s southern island of ...
Don't leave Japan without experiencing the traditional hot water cure. Here's where and how to get in your soaks.
While all the noise and business of Tokyo can sometimes get your head a-spinning, there are towns in the surrounding area ...
Japanese lawmakers are close to a breakthrough that will ensure the years of strife and panic that plagued the Imperial ...
Hakuho, a retired “yokozuna” or grand champion, says he has quit the Japan Sumo Association after an apparent falling out ...
A Chinese aircraft carrier entered Japan’s exclusive economic zone and was seen conducting drills that included launching ...
China's growing military clout and use of naval and air assets to press disputed territorial claims have rattled the United ...
A highly visible missile base on Okinawa is part of a Japanese defense buildup made amid fears of Beijing’s growing power and ...