Japan’s Emperor Naruhito, marking his 65th birthday, stressed the importance to keep telling the tragedy of the World War II ...

There is a Japanese garden in Dusseldorf’s Nordpark, with a pond full of koi carp. Ornamental trees and shrubs adorn the grounds of the Eko House of Japanese Culture in the Niederkassel district of ...

Overtourism is spoiling the country’s traditional draws – but its Three Great Gardens offer an opportunity to escape the ...

For the very first time I really enjoyed sex!’ Japan’s legal lesbian sex industry — called 'Rezu Fūzoku' — thrives in the shadows, reshaping narratives of sexuality and intimacy for many women ...

TOKYO -- The economic impact of cats -- referred to in Japan as "nekonomics" or "catnomics" -- including the cost of keeping ...

Germany's Ifo business climate index on Monday could confirm the optimism in the latest ZEW sentiment index. The breakdown of fourth-quarter German GDP on Tuesday will provide insight into the strong ...

When President Donald Trump sat down to lunch with his Japanese counterpart this month, talk turned quickly to how Tokyo could help realize a decades-old proposal to unlock gas in Alaska and ship it ...

Global stock markets diverged on Friday, with Hong Kong leading gains in Asia thanks to a surge in tech stocks led by ...

After months of waiting and offseason maneuvering, Major League Baseball’s Spring Training gets going in earnest this weekend ...

Tokyo stocks ended slightly higher on Friday, supported by the buying of exporter shares on a weaker yen, but gains were ...

Plum trees, also known as Japanese apricots, were first planted at Hanegi Park in the late 1960s, with more added during ...