A male university student in his 20s was charged in October for altering a massive boulder, known for its instability at the ...

Mobile Suit Gundam Seed FREEDOM opened in Japan on January 26. The film debuted at #1 in the Japanese box office. It sold 634,182 tickets for 1,065,983,130 yen (about US$7.20 million) in its first ...

Fourteen gorgeous floats recently paraded through the streets to lively calls and music during Karatsu Kunchi, the autumn ...

A kemari ancient football festival was held at Tanzan Shinto shrine in the city of Sakurai, Nara Prefecture. Eight people in ...

There's an under-the-radar canal city in Japan that's often compared to Venice. Here's what you should know about the hidden ...

Religious beliefs appear to be on the decline in Japan over the past two decades, particularly among males. That was among ...

With a population of about 37 million, Tokyo and its surrounding cities make up the largest metropolitan area in the world.

Tokyo Olympic beach volleyball gold medalist Alix Klineman announced on social media on Monday she is retiring from the sport ...

A new tour held at Shakujoji Temple, in the city of Kawaguchi in Saitama Prefecture,allows visitors to experience a day in ...

Bullet trains are a popular way to traverse Japan, but even on the country’s largest main island of Honshu, they cannot ...

Shohei Ohtani's rural hometown, Oshu City in northern Japan, is bursting with pride for its superstar son. Once known for ...

Our first night’s supper sets the tone for the week. It’s chanko-nabe, a hotpot loaded with chicken, tofu, noodles, cabbage and bean sprouts, beloved by sumo wrestlers for bulking up. On this Sunday ...