The region that is now home to Osaka was originally settled in 7,000 BCE. Now, metro Osaka is home to more than 19 million ...

Cabinet members and related parties spoke about the necessity of promoting bookstores on Friday in response to a joint ...

To clear things up, Harajuku is a neighborhood in Japan (part of the greater Shibuya ... of Tokyo's hustle and bustle this is a great place to rest your feet at the end of the day.

Neighborhoods in Saitama and Chiba prefectures have risen in popularity as preferred places to live in among residents of the greater Tokyo metropolitan area, a survey showed. But the Yokohama ...

Jade Ikeda, creator of Larchmont Neighbors, is moving to Japan. The move is temporary and she plans to be back in six months.

A sinkhole opened up in the middle of an intersection in Japan on Tuesday and, unfortunately, a truck and its 74-year-old driver were swallowed during the dramatic incident. He is still trapped down ...

A sinkhole opened up in the middle of an intersection in Japan on Tuesday and, unfortunately, a truck and its 74-year-old driver were swallowed during the dramatic incident. He is still trapped ...

Corner stores may seem small, but they bring huge benefits: reducing car trips, improving air quality, and making neighborhoods more walkable. Learn how zoning laws prevent them—and why it’s time for ...

The spate of recent aviation disasters and close calls have people worried about the safety of flying.

Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward has reproduced a rare map from 1947 that shows how the postwar U.S. occupation of Japan had dominated and sprawled across the places ... what their neighborhood was like ...

If it felt like everyone you knew had been on holiday to Japan in 2024, it was because they probably had. According to the country’s tourism agency, a record 36.9 million people travelled to ...