With increasing numbers of people embracing nengajo-jimai and switching to digital equivalents, many now find they are left feeling empty.

With increasing numbers of people embracing nengajo-jimai and switching to digital equivalents, many now find they are left ...

That’s finally going to change next week, though, according to sources citing a Cabinet meeting held on Tuesday, in which the decision was made to officially announce on December 22 that Hepburn ...

Inbound tourism boom and Japanese New Year’s traditions are too much for the world’s most famous sushi town to handle simultaneously, request says.

Ueno Zoo is doing what it can to keep the line moving as fans come to say goodbye to Japan’s last pandas.

The deadline for Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei to be transferred to China is coming up on February 20, and rather than leave everything to the very last minute, Ueno Zoo says that the pair will leave Japan in ...

Yamagata is one of the more affected parts of Japan when it comes to bears, and sightings are still reported daily, though as this case and one of the comments pointed out, mistakes do happen.

Grabbing attention right off the bat are the Hadouken Churros, served in a wrapper showing Street Fighter protagonist Ryu in his classic fireball-launching pose, with a coating of blue chocolate at ...

Are these two new varieties good enough to take on the fast food game?

As an added bonus, after listening to the drama you’ll receive a confirmation screen, which you can show at anime specialty shop Animate’s Animate Nagoya branch to receive one of three acrylic ...

Japanese idol units and songs about not giving up strike big in this year's list of the most influential TikTok tracks in Japan.

More foreign tourists leading to fewer Japanese tourists could be leading to more foreign tourists which could lead to fewer Japanese tourists which ...