A short while ago, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced he would be stepping down as the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and as the Prime Minister of Japan. He will leave behind a ...

A city's longstanding tradition is no more as something that's very good for its residents turns out to be very bad for its budget.

City in Nagano Prefecture rethinks “ghetto” program for female entrepreneurs; Studio Ghibli releases new My Neighbor Totoro ...

If you’re looking for the World’s Largest Park, you’ll need to head up to Northeast Greenland National Park, which is located mostly in the Arctic Circle. Measuring approximately 972,000 square ...

For example, the city of Chino in Nagano Prefecture recently unveiled a support program for female entrepreneurs. The concept of the name was cleverly based on two meanings for the phrasal verb “get ...

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 25-year-old resident of the city’s Nakano Ward on charges of fraud. The woman is described as working in the fuzoku industry, a broad term for the ...

But now, Daiso is venturing out into the world of mascots and has revealed its new face to be Daizo the elephant. The character’s name is a play on the store’s name and “ zo ” which is the Japanese ...

Tokyo will look different when people look up under proposed ordinance.

A large section of the booth is devoted to Like a Dragon, since Sega has just announced an updated re-release of the third game in the series, to be titled Yakuza Kiwami 3 in overseas markets, which ...

Totoro, Jiji and the Catbus are here to bring joy to all ages.

Enjoy glamping among blossoms, soaking in herbal hot springs, and shooting virtual dinosaurs hiding among the trees on your next weekend away.

Burger King is famous for its flame-grilled beef patties, and now, for a limited time, it’s putting these patties in the spotlight with a new release in Japan called “ On the Beef “.