Waqoo Shitaderamachi isn’t in the prettiest location in Osaka, but it’s relatively well-situated. It’s located in Osaka’s ...

Carlton, Nikko, is two hours from Tokyo in a scenic mountain town packed with historic sites. And the hotel has the planet's ...

Japan is beginning to see a shortage in matcha, the trendy green tea that has been promoted for its health benefits by social ...

Bad news for matcha lovers: the bright-green beverage may see an international shortage as Japan's supply runs low.

Gwen Akiko Robinson in Enoshima, Japan, in 2023. The journalist, who was Nikkei Asia's Bangkok-based editor-at-large, died on March 29 at the age of 65 after a battle with cancer. (Photo by Reiko ...

A group of Tibetan monks from Drepung Gomang Monastery will be at Stockton University for a week starting Monday to build a ...

Many of Tohoku University’s facilities are built around and within the ancient war grounds of the city of Sendai. In 1913, Tohoku became the first university in Japan to admit female students. Tohoku ...

Everyone goes to Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka. Why not try spots like the bustling port of Yokohama or the serene monasteries of ...

Note: Kobo Daishi is the posthumous name of Buddhist monk Kukai (774-835).

Miso paste came to Japan from China, introduced by Buddhist monks. It eventually morphed into the comforting soup we know ...

A longstanding dispute over the control of Bodh Gaya’s Mahabodhi Temple in Bihar is once again at the forefront. Several ...