With a long history as Japan's mercantile heart and major port of call, Osaka is dense and delightfully in your face. Now, as ...

Italian cuisine incorporating Japanese ingredients is always a delight ... Chef Zaiyu Hasegawa’s decision to move Den from its iconic Jimbocho address has paid off in spades.

Den died in February at 74. His friends and family remember him for his creativity, passion for art and love for the ...

The fire, in a forested area of the coastal city of Ofunato, killed at least one person and prompted evacuation orders for thousands of residents. By Jin Yu Young and Hisako Ueno Hisako Ueno ...

GIFU, Japan -- With 800 years of sword-making tradition, the city of Seki in Japan's Gifu prefecture is tapping its claim to fame to attract more foreign tourists. At the end of January ...

A City trio have helped Japan be crowned 2025 SheBelieves Cup champions following a 2-1 win over the United States of America. Ayaka Yamashita, Yui Hasegawa and Aoba Fujino all played the full 90 ...

Prime Minister Ishiba attended the awards ceremony for the “Digi-den Koshien” (National Championship for Achieving a Digital ...

In this unrelated file photo, children learn English from an assistant language teacher at a day care facility in the Saga Prefecture city of Genaki, in western Japan, on Feb. 13, 2015.

A forest fire, which started last Wednesday, continues to spread behind houses in Ofunato, Iwate prefecture, northern Japan, Monday, March 3, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP) People watch a forest fire in ...

Despite this, one major milestone has been reached — the Future City Pavilion has been completed and unofficially opened with a special media preview earlier this month. Image: Japan Association for ...

It’s still 452 days until the first 2026 World Cup game will be played in Kansas City, but qualifying is in full swing. Japan became the first team to win a spot in next year’s World Cup with ...

The local government of Pasig City on Thursday, March 20, inaugurated its Japan-style elderly care facility which features affordable smart care technology to improve the services for seniors in the ...