About 3,200 rice growers and dairy farmers, some driving tractors, held a protest in downtown Tokyo on March 30, demanding ...

Ahead of a record-breaking travel boom, the capital’s best stays fuse futuristic comforts with artisanal touches—proof that Japanese hospitality is constantly being reimagined.

One of Japan's most colourful festivals, the Sanja Matsuri is a rowdy mix of religious ritual and wild street party Sensoji, ...

When it was first dug, the Chidorigafuchi moat was meant to keep people away from the shogun’s stronghold of Edo Castle, which is what used to occupy the spot in the center of downtown Tokyo which now ...

Japan’s official cherry blossom spotters on Monday confirmed the first blooming of the country’s favorite flower, declaring ...

More than 100,000 people were killed in a single night 80 years ago Monday in the U.S. firebombing of Tokyo, the Japanese capital. The attack, made with conventional bombs, destroyed downtown ...

Cherry trees in Tokyo have begun to bloom in stunning shades of pink, marking the onset of spring in Japan. Tokyo cherry blossoms were forecast to come into bloom earlier than any other region of ...

Last spring, the Japan National Tourism Organization reported back-to-back months with more than 3 million inbound visitors, ...

Police in Japan said Friday that they had arrested a suspect in the fatal stabbing of a YouTuber while she was livestreaming on a downtown Tokyo street. Tokyo metropolitan police said they had ...

swing and smile were intensely followed this week during his homecoming at the Tokyo Dome, an event that would make most mortals wilt under the pressure. The Japanese slugger was introduced before ...