When Japan announced its plan to release treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant, the backlash was swift and fierce – especially in South Korea. But behind the anger lay a shadowy culprit ...

International tourism to Japan has exploded in recent years, and while the official figure for 2024 is yet to be released it is now certain to be a new record in excess of the 31.9 million who ...

A friend captured her photograph for a casual little maternity photoshoot shoot with the warm sunset backdrop–but is anyone looking at the skyline when Gisele is in view? While she’s been ...

Takamine is a new whiskey made with koji, a mold that’s long been used in Japan for starting fermentation.Credit...Kosuke Okahara for The New York Times Supported by By Clay Risen One afternoon ...

As 2024 nears its end and we look back on the year in entertainment, it was clearly one when Japan-related works loomed large on the global market. It is a diverse group of works. Some were made ...