Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died, an Ashiya ...

Minoru Kunizawa a.k.a. Shūsaku Niki is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and actor best known for his work in the pink film genre. Including Yutaka Ikejima, Yumi Yoshiyuki and Tarō Araki ...

Come New Year's Eve, Tokyo is usually filled with incredible parties and countdown celebrations. While the countdown event at Shibuya Crossing has been cancelled yet again this year, there are ...

Blind boxes are the latest Asian trend to sweep through the U.S., following the well-trod path of anime and K-pop. And while blind boxes look a lot like toys, the collectible art’s main ...

A deadly two-plane collision in Tokyo on Jan. 2 happened because a pilot mistakenly believed he had been given permission to enter the runway for takeoff, the Japanese government’s crash ...

Dictionary publisher Sanseidō chose gengoka as its word of the year for 2024. This makes the noun gengo (“language”) into a verb, meaning to take vague thoughts and feelings and express them ...

Tokyo provided several additional emergency grants, an official development assistance loan package worth $200 million, and a team of Japanese experts to assist in earthquake-proofing. Hyōgo ...

Tokyo is tackling its low birth rate by offering government employees a four-day workweek starting in April. Governor Koike hopes this initiative, along with flexible work hours for parents, will ...

Visitor access requires photo identification Visitors and their belongings will be subject to security screening (metal detector / x-ray machine) COVID-19 protocols are in place, in line with local ...