Stops and Shops: Takeshita Street, home to Tokyo’s streetwear and kawaii culture. Takashimaya, 20 minutes north on the metro ...

Shingo Akikuni is best known as the chef at SHINGO, a one-Michelin-starred Japanese restaurant in Miami. He grew up in Japan and returns yearly as a visitor. The fourth-generation sushi chef told CNBC ...

Eager customers lined up outside electronics stores hours in advance in Tokyo on Thursday to collect their pre-ordered Nintendo Switch 2 video game consoles. The much anticipated ...

When most people think of souvenirs from Japan, they picture matcha-flavored KitKats or l ucky cat keychains. But for CL, a ...

In a bid to attract visitors frustrated by Japan’s crowds, one coastal corner of Fukui prefecture offers genuine connection ...

Demonic security guards are secretly watching Aussie tourists while they wander Japan’s thousands of magnificent temples.

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Trees have long occupied a sacred place in Japanese culture. In the fast pace of the 21st century, however, they're ...

Kazuya Hideshima, who works at the Omagari Neko Shrine and is a member of the Nagasaki Cat Society, explains that their tails ...

In Japan, bobtail cats are considered good luck and Nagasaki is the place to find them. They are known as “omagari neko (bent ...

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The 2025 Defense and Security Equipment International (DSEI) Japan exhibition, held from May 21 to 23 at the Makuhari Messe near Tokyo, marked a historic milestone for Japan’s defense industry. This ...