The scale of Tokyo’s ambition creates the risk of spectacular failure, but so too does succumbing to decline in a sector the ...

Touching down in Tokyo is like landing on a different planet, with few - if any - familiarities. But don't let that put you ...

Gasoline tax cuts have emerged as a major theme in the tax reform debate. While the current fuel and automobile tax system ...

Her five-volume manga series humorously depicts the unique aspects of Japan that stand out to foreigners from a young foreign ...

But for me, it felt like a long-awaited chapter in my life closing at last. The Wangan took me West toward a Tokyo suburb ...

TOKYO (TR) – A former Fuchu City councilman in custody over the alleged drugging and sexual assault of a man has been ...

Renowned poet Shuntaro Tanikawa, who is also known for translating the Snoopy and Charlie Brown comic strip “Peanuts” into Japanese, died on Nov. 13 at a Tokyo hospital in Suginami Ward of ...

A 65-year-old American tourist has been arrested in Japan for allegedly carving letters into a torii gate at a Tokyo shrine. The suspect, Steve Lee Hayes, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of ...

An American man has been arrested for defacing the Meiji Jingu Shrine in Tokyo, as Japan struggles with heavy tourist numbers and misbehaving visitors. Tokyo Metropolitan Police allege the man ...

The 2024 ITF Masters 45+ World Team Championships are being held in Japan’s capital city Tokyo, the first time an ITF Masters World Championships will be held in Asia. Kicking off on Sunday, the ITF ...

These were comments from JDWG members at an event celebrating the group’s 10th anniversary, held in Tokyo on Oct. 23. More than 40 people with dementia and about 410 others, including their families, ...

Spanish football icon Andres Iniesta will mark his retirement with an exhibition match featuring former Barcelona and Real Madrid stars at Tokyo's Ajinomoto Stadium on Dec. 15, the event's organizers ...