Japan’s kaisendon seafood bowls are known for overflowing toppings of morsels like tuna, salmon, sea urchin, and scallops over white rice. Unlike simple servings of nigirizushi, their popularity ...

The special exhibition Tsutaya Jūzaburō: Creative Visionary of Edo is currently running until June 15 at the Heiseikan building of Tokyo National Museum. This exhibition showcases around 250 ...

US President Donald Trump’s announcement at the end of January 2025 that USAID, the United States Agency for International Development, would be drastically downsized came as a major shock.

Walking from Takadanobaba to Shinjuku, youth is the name of the game, with youngsters attending the many local schools, hunting for bargains at Korean Town, or enjoying Kabukichō’s bright lights.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s imposition of martial law on December 3, 2024, precipitated a train of events that have raised grave concerns in Japan and globally about political ...

The Women’s Pavilion, in collaboration with Cartier, will host exhibits by Japan’s Cabinet Office; the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry; the Japan Association for the 2025 World ...

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako hosted a dinner for King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at their residence in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Thursday.

The kanji 金, meaning “metal,” is among the first group of 80 characters learned by children in the first grade of elementary school. It also appears as a radical in many characters ...

Tokyo, May 9 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government is considering revising bidding conditions for the purchase of government-stockpiled rice, it was learned on Friday. As rice prices keep rising ...

Akiyoshidai is a sprawling plateau in rural Mine, Yamaguchi Prefecture, around 300 meters high and dotted with karst limestone formations. Its history goes back some 350 million years. Millenia of ...

Osaka, May 17 (Jiji Press)--Traditional dances of the Ainu indigenous ethnic group in Hokkaido, northernmost Japan, were performed on Saturday at the ongoing 2025 World Exposition in the western city ...

The announcement that a sumō exhibition would be held in London in 2025 was greeted with excitement by British fans and those curious about Japan’s national sport. The demonstration, only the ...