No one has done as much to give Japan’s green tea culture a boost as interior designer Shinichi Ogata and his Higashiya wagashi (confectionery) shops. At his flagship store, a tranquil ...

Japan is fighting a forest fire that has damaged dozens of homes and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate in a northeastern coastal city. The fire has burned about 2,100 hectares (5,190 acres ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Japan is fighting an extensive forest fire in northern Japan which has damaged dozens of homes and forced ...

Little Pisces, known for its taiyaki (fish-shaped cake) and soft serve, opened their first store on North Road in Burnaby last year and has already started on renovations for its second Metro ...

It is the first Cross Store in North America and one of the largest retail stores in the United States for purchasing such goods. Fans of Japanese anime were seen shopping for trading cards of the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, center, appears at a fashion event in Tokyo Saturday, March 1, 2025 ...

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House of Mitsukoshi Several young, local Japanese men opened a Japanese department store on that site in 1940. Mitsukoshi was the largest Japanese department store chain in Asia. The House of ...

Prepare to be dazzled by paper in all its glory at the flagship store of Itoya, one of Japan’s most famous stationery companies. It’s definitely a place to linger: there are 12 floors devoted ...

Since Saori Kawano moved to New York City in 1978, she has become an invaluable link between Japanese and American chefs.Credit...Cole Saladino for The New York Times Supported by By Julia Moskin ...