Transit in most global cities is government-run. But in Japan, that’s not the case. There, private companies run a sprawling network of trains, subways, and buses, often considered the best in the ...

I stayed in a capsule hotel at Tokyo's Narita International Airport. I didn't sleep well, but it seemed convenient for travelers with early flights.

BEIJING--A Chinese man who injured a Japanese mother and her child and killed a Chinese bus attendant trying to protect them in a knife attack near Shanghai last June has been sentenced to death, ...

Erik Buhrow dreams of retiring in Japan. Until then, he'll rent out the akiya, or abandoned home, to other Americans who want to try living there.

But compared with U.S. and Chinese cities that also made it to the top 10 list, Japan ... in Tokyo with the middle classes and lower-tier millionaires controlling most of the city’s capital.” ...

Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he’s much more than that in Japan. Back home, he’s a wellspring of national pride, ...

18, 2025, a traditional Japanese way of purifying soul and praying for their health in the new year. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) TOKYO (AP) — Dozens of people soaked and splashed themselves in painfully ...

One person died and two others were injured in a knife attack Wednesday night outside a train station in Nagano in central ...

When traveling in Japan, many people look forward to enjoying traditional Japanese drinks like sake, shochu, and awamori. On December 5, 2024, the art of "traditional sake brewing" was officially ...

The onsen resort village in Matsuyama, Shikoku – the smallest of Japan’s four main islands – is touted as the country’s ...

If you're looking to learn a little (or a lot) about Japan's history ... with all that the Tokyo National Museum has to offer. Even some who admitted they aren't "museum people" enjoyed the ...