Fall is, by far, the best time of year to go hiking in Japan. Free from worries about the snows of winter, the hay fever-triggering pollen of spring, or the debilitating heat and humidity of summer, a ...

In Japan, the arrival of autumn brings with it a bounty of seasonal produce, and one of the harvest stars is sweet potato. It’s a vegetable so popular it’s become one of the season’s signature ...

Governor asks offseason hikers to “stop waving around their freedom to climb the mountain as if it’s the only thing that matters.” ...

On 17 September, Mr. Sato returned to the lineup for the iPhone18, which consisted solely of Butch. As he approached, he ...

The machine has been developed by SJOY, a Tokyo-based apparel company that also develops clothing-compression technology, and ...

As mentioned above, Atami was a major travel hotspot during the bubble economy, when lavish employee trips were a common part ...

Every year, a weekend celebration of almost all things Japanese takes place in Orange County, California, and this year it’s ...

Adults can indulge in a coffee or alcoholic beverage paired with soft serve ice cream at this new oasis of calm in the city.

At the start of the month Pokémon fans got some news that sounded too good to be true: there’s a new hotel opening in Japan ...

A few months back, Japan made some sweeping changes to bicycle laws, introducing the notorious “ blue tickets ” for ...

With more than 100 million yen in underreported income, questions are being raised over the morals of profiting from overseas ...