JR East on Saturday marked exactly 100 years of operation of the iconic Yamanote loop line train that encircles central Tokyo.

Megumi Morohoshi, a Japanese mother of three, poses for a photo inside her family's newly installed bomb shelter in Saitam TOKYO (Reuters) - When North Korea lofted a missile over Japan in October, ...

In rapidly growing cities like Tokyo, incorporating greenery is a challenging task. With limited space for trees or parks, ...

The Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum is an experience both subtle and sublime, a park within a park and more fun than a museum should be. Now that summer has loosened its torrid grip, a trip to ...

Japanese restaurant information website Hot Pepper recently conducted its latest user survey, and among the questions it asked Tokyo-area residents is which neighborhoods they like to go out for ...

From Tokyo to Kolkata, discover the top 10 busiest railway stations in the world in 2024. Japan dominates the list with nine entries, while India’s Howrah Station proudly represents Asia’s vast rail n ...

This year is the biennale's most ambitious yet, with 39 participating artists from Japan and abroad creating under the theme ...

TOKYO, Dec 8 (Reuters) - When North Korea lofted a missile over Japan in October, setting off emergency alerts across cell networks, Megumi Morohoshi made a decision: she was going to buy a bomb ...