Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo, eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried ...

In the heart of the Japanese mountains, the villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama are home to treasures of traditional Japanese architecture: thatched cottages with sloping roofs, designed to ...

Underlying inflation in Japan is still slightly below the central bank’s target of 2%, Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda said, ...

Core inflation in Japan's capital hit 2.5%, marking the fastest annual pace in nearly a year, well exceeding the central bank ...

Weeks after Japan revealed details of a landmark energy plan partly designed to keep up with an expected AI surge, the shock ...

The Art, Design & Architecture Museum presents “A Tale of Sea Wanderers,” the largest collection of Tomiyama’s work outside ...

Explore the groundbreaking study that uses Re–Os isotope dating to reveal the timing of key tectonic events beneath Japan. Learn how Besshi-type volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) deposits are helping ...

Japanese ace Roki Sasaki made his free-agent decision on Friday, agreeing to join the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers were long seen as the favorites for services of the 23 ...

Nintendo has finally revealed its new console, Nintendo Switch 2, and we’ve published the first images in a gallery below. In a Nintendo Switch 2 reveal video published on Thursday, the platform ...

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The filmmaker possessed a singular vision — and a knack for finding collaborators who could convey it. The filmmaker possessed a singular vision — and a knack for finding collaborators who ...

TOKYO -- Japan welcomed a record 36.87 million tourists in 2024, up 47.1% from the previous year thanks to the weak yen, according to data released Wednesday by the Japan National Tourism ...