For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its ...

South Korea's financial market watchdog said on Tuesday that Hanwha Aerospace needed to better explain how a proposed 3.6 ...

Tokyo was as cold as mid-winter on March 29, with a low of 4.6°C observed during the day.Despite the cold weather, many ...

A weak yen is attracting more visitors than ever to Japan, with national tourism figures released in January showing a record of about 36.8 million arrivals in 2024. Tokyo resident Kayoko ...

Japan Railways Group has a number of special rail passes to make train travel cheaper, easier, and by extension, more fun, but one of the most popular, the Seishun 18 Ticket, underwent a number of ...

Japanese hot springs—better known as onsens—are prized for their zen experience, with travelers coming from around the world ...

Tokyo District Court Presiding Judge ... The ballooning scandal has marred the Olympic image in Japan, denting Sapporo’s bid for the 2030 Winter Games. An official announcement on the bid ...

Oil markets, like every other global market, are on edge ahead of what President Trump has called 'Liberation Day'.

While the word "lantern" may evoke images of red lanterns drifting skyward, like those in Taiwan's Shifen, the lanterns found at the Taoyuan festival more closely resemble the massive floats of Nebuta ...

MLB regular season has arrived. Thursday was Opening Day in Major League Baseball, and 28 of the league's 30 teams were in ...

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