The best places to stay, eat, shop and visit across the country, according to Japanese artists, designers and chefs.

Loved locally for years, a tiny patch of grass and a lone stool in Nagaizumi town has scooped the title of world's smallest ...

A hot spring inn called "Kinparo," literary translating to "golden wave tower," in this southwestern Japan city has been attra･･･ ...

In February, the Kumamoto Kenjinkai celebrated New Year’s at Blaine Memorial United Methodist Church in Seattle, Washington. The large Lee Activity Room was completely filled with families, food, ...

In western Japan, Himeji Castle is preparing to implement a dual-rate admission policy. Starting in March 2026, local ...

Kengo Kuma, Manuel Herz, Lina Ghotmeh, Sou Fujimoto, Foster + Partners, Shigeru Ban, OMA*AMO, and others are among the ...

These themed trains in Japan include Pikachu, Hello Kitty, dinosaurs, and one specially dedicated to drinking sake.

"If this is not revenge porn, what is?" wrote Takashi Kimura, the governor of Kumamoto in southern Japan in a blog post, branding the decision as "unforgivable". Fans are also appalled, calling "this ...

Karate student Hlelokuhle Madondo prepares for his journey to Japan to represent South Africa ... The 16-year-old athlete from Woodhaven Park secured first place at: a provincial tournament ...

In Kumamoto, 220 people died due to indirect causes such as illness, more than four times the number of direct fatalities. The two earthquakes, measuring the highest reading of 7 on Japan's seismic ...

Family members Wednesday mourned the death of a then-22-year-old university student who was killed in one of the major earthquakes that hit Kumamoto ... level of 7 on Japan’s seismic intensity ...

In the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake, two major tremors hit the region, each with a seismic intensity of seven, the highest level on Japan's scale. This resulted in a total of 278 deaths in Kumamoto ...