A vivid exploration of Japanese influence on Polish culture shows how Zen principles, Noh and Kabuki stagecraft, and even ...

Premier Japanese luxury hospitality brand Imperial Hotel announced the upcoming opening of the Imperial Hotel, Kyoto in ...

The mikoshi procession is the sacred heart of Gion Matsuri, enacting the movement of divine spirits into the city to bless ...

Japan’s economy contracted in the first quarter, a revised estimate confirmed Monday, weakness that supports the Bank of Japan’s cautious stance and keeps political pressure on Prime Minister ...

The fastest and most direct way to get from Kansai International Airport to Kyoto is to take the JR West Airport Express HARUKA train. The trip takes about 75 minutes and costs 3,600 yen (about $32).

Microsoft has announced via Xbox Live Japan that the remaster of the first Gears of War game, Gears of War: Reloaded, will not get a Japanese PS5 release. However, the title will still come to ...

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The Kyoto Museum of Modern Art, or MoMAK, has a vast collection of 20th-century work, emphasizing artists and movements from Kyoto and the western Kansai region of Japan across genres ...

And Japan hosts more U.S. servicemembers than any other nation. America, in turn, hosts a Japanese national treasure—Dodgers slugger and three-time MVP Shohei Ohtani. The partnership is thriving.

That’s what convenience store chain Lawson is dubbing onigiri rice balls made from the grain harvested in 2021, and released from Japan’s strategic reserves in an effort to bring down prices.

Hello Kitty seems an unlikely trigger for an immigration debate. But that’s what happened in Japan this week when Megumi Hayashibara, a prominent voice actress behind icons from Kitty to the ...

Kyoto is famous for its kaiseki ryori style of dining, a traditional and formal way of eating; shojin ryori, composed strictly of vegetarian dishes and inspired by the diet of Buddhist monks ...