Tokyo Metro, one of the world's busiest subways, kickstarted its market debut with a strong note on Wednesday, with shares ...

Osaka is often dubbed Japan’s “second city” and is unlikely ever to be number one. It lacks Tokyo’s distinguished position as ...

Shares in Tokyo Metro, one of the world's busiest subways, soared almost 50 percent on its debut Wednesday after its government owners raised $2.3 billion in Japan's biggest initial public offering in ...

Television ratings in Japan have set records as the Los Angeles Dodgers and Shohei Ohtani have reached the World Series ...

Japan and the United States kicked off 10 days of joint military drills on Wednesday involving tens of thousands of personnel ...

Kyushu, often passed over by international visitors, is rich in crafts, history and culture. Here are four destinations to ...

Karen Makishima is the only female running for Japan's ruling party in her 20-seat prefecture for the Oct. 27 general election, ...

"The LDP's dominance is really key to why there are so few women in politics," said Emma Dalton, a senior lecturer at Australia's La Trobe University who has studied gender inequality in Japan. Some ...

Tohoku, which is located in the northern region of the Japanese island of Honshu is a treasure trove of Jazz Kissas.

As are many of Miyazaki’s films, The Boy and the Heron is at times confusing. Storylines feel disconnected from one another, ...

Brad Ogbonna’s lens is transportive. The photographer’s spellbinding snaps are often captured overseas, a testament to his ...