Japanese Culture Experiences are at the top of many foreigners’ must-do lists. With world-renowned temples and shrines, enviable street food and high cuisine and a rich history of martial arts, sports ...

The holiday season is a time for giving thanks, giving gifts — and for many, a time for giving back. Food banks, services that deliver meals to seniors and other U.S. charities typically see a surge ...

Planning to visit Japan’s shrines and temples? Here’s what goshuin are and how to get your first stamp. Everyone says “new year, new me,” but how many people can honestly say they’ve kept up their new ...

Japan’s overwork crisis is back in focus after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi drew criticism for saying she plans to “work, work, work” and expects others to follow her lead. The remarks come as Japan ...

Ryuichi Ichinokawa's life could be right out of the movie “Rental Family” as the founder nearly two decades ago of the Heart Project business in Japan, which he bills as a surrogate attendance service ...

Moving to Japan is full of challenges, discoveries and (mostly) positive culture shocks. Yet for many foreigners, one of the biggest shocks isn’t how different Japan feels from home or learning ...

Israel was cleared on Thursday to enter the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest by the organizer, prompting Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland and Slovenia to withdraw over the Gaza war and plunging the ...

Japan's hot spring culture, currently under consideration by a government council for a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage bid, has been defined by an association as a long-standing practice of ...

The bean counters might say otherwise, but 2025 was a good year for movies. Filmmakers working in and out of the studio system managed to make bold, personal, wildly imaginative and singular works.

Japan has often prided itself on its orderly, low-crime society, but cracks in that image are widening amid rising car thefts and home intrusions fueled by export markets and public complacency. At a ...

A few years ago, 17 Jomon archeological sites in Japan’s four northernmost prefectures received UNESCO World Heritage designation, sparking fresh interest in Japan’s ancient Jomon heritage. Jomon is ...

The number of Japanese language learners in Japan reached a record 294,198 last year, a recent government survey showed, underscoring the need to offer more learning opportunities to cope with rising ...