Often overlooked in favour of Osaka or Kyoto, Kanazawa has all the charm of the bigger cities, but with fewer crowds.

Japan's main islands are roughly bisected by mountains as tall as 12,000 feet from south to north. Among the country's over 500 ski areas, the most popular are on the northern island of Hokkaido and ...

In some cities, tourists feel comfortable, as if they were at home, even though they are far from home. It's no wonder that ...

Japan’s ruling party is in trouble, and it knows it. The country is rife with political instability, having cycled through four prime ministers in the last five years – all members of the Liberal ...

Correction: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated the arrest was connected to a separate death investigation. We apologize for this error. Officials ...

In agonizing decisions for owners, a once-protective society lets the market take its course.

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Joby Aviation has performed a demonstration flight of its electric vehicle takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in front of crowds at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai in Japan. On September 30, 2025, in ...

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After decades of political sensitivities and threats kept it from screens, Schrader’s Yukio Mishima biopic, considered by many his masterpiece, will finally play for Japanese audiences. By Patrick ...

Human embryos have been developed from eggs given the DNA of adult skin cells – a feat that had previously been achieved in mice. This could one day provide a way for same-sex couples or women with ...

Forza Horizon 6 debuts first on Xbox and PC, with a PS5 version arriving post-launch. Forza Horizon 6 debuts first on Xbox and PC, with a PS5 version arriving post-launch. is a senior editor and ...