Visiting a hot spring or sento public bath is a literal immersion in a bathing culture that has lasted more than a millennium ...

The Japanese education ministry's human resources committee on July 30 broadly approved a plan to limit the recipients of ...

A growing number of Japanese voters are being drawn to the far-right Sanseito party, with some annoyed by foreigners they ...

Stock markets in Asia are mixed after U.S. stocks rose to more records as they closed out another winning week.

Last Sunday, a once obscure far-right party, Sanseito, surged from one to 15 seats in the elections, making them a serious ...

Yuta Kato is increasingly annoyed by foreigners ignorant of Japan's social etiquette, whether that involves blocking the ...

Tokyo is a student paradise, ranking as the second-most popular city of choice by students considering studying abroad, ...

The internal affairs ministry plans to survey municipalities about uncollected resident tax from foreigners who leave Japan ...

The Trump effect—embodied in both American policy and its global ideological footprint—has found fertile ground in Japan’s ...

European leaders will meet their Japanese and Chinese counterparts this week, with high expectations for better defense and trade cooperation with Tokyo contrasting sharply with limited hopes for ...

The fringe far-right Sanseito party emerged as one of the biggest winners in Japan's upper house election, gaining support ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's coalition failed to secure a majority in the upper house elections, winning only 47 seats. This defeat leaves Ishiba's government in the minority and prompts ...