After spending a week traveling around Japan and Tokyo for the first time as an American, I have regrets about how I planned ...

Tourism has long fueled Kyoto's — and Japan's — economy, but the city now faces the growing pains of popularity. Today, this wildly popular Japanese city has been dubbed one of the world's "most ...

Japan is one of the world’s largest economies and a key destination and source country for foreign direct investment. Its cities each have their own industrial strengths, and in order – from the ...

The Japanese city of Hatsukaichi in the Hiroshima Prefecture, home to the centuries-old Itsukushima Shrine, one of Japan’s UNESCO World Heritage sites, has introduced a new tax on visitors to its ...

Columbus welcomed international visitors from one of its sister cities Monday morning. A delegation of city officials from Miyoshi, Japan is visiting Columbus through Thursday, including Mayor Tasuku ...

Mysterious’ footwear fashion item crafted to look identical to iconic dish takes culinary craftsmanship to a new level; ...

This western Japan city, which has been utilizing the popular combat video game franchise Street Fighter to enliven the city, ...

Japanese city pop, this retro-futuristic musical genre born in the late 1970s, continues to fascinate music lovers and curious listeners far beyond Japan. Characterized by its optimistic sounds ...

Among all the landmarks of history, from Wittenberg or Waterloo to Lexington or West Berlin, none have burned more deeply into 20th century consciences than Hiroshima. With every U.S. or Soviet ...

The city of Kusatsu in the western Japan prefecture of Shiga, often confused for the famous "onsen" hot spring town in eastern Japan sharing the same name, is using the mix-up as a public relations ...

“I hope this serves as an opportunity for each family to think about and discuss the time spent on smartphones,” a mayor in Japan said Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her ...