A new exhibition at the National Museum of Asian Art showcases the longtime cultural meaning in the practice of chanoyu ...

How much fans spend on their oshi depends. According to a recent survey by Japanese marketing company CDG and Oshicoco, an ...

Kengo Kuma, Manuel Herz, Lina Ghotmeh, Sou Fujimoto, Foster + Partners, Shigeru Ban, OMA*AMO, and others are among the ...

From learning to carve woodblocks or make pottery, to observing artisans at work, tourists can help sustain and revive these ...

The country’s objects and ideas, including matcha and emojis, that have had an outsize influence on the world.

Convenience stores, ice and whisky first came as U.S. imports. Then, they were reinvented.

The Force was with many Japanese, as well as visitors from abroad, at a “Star Wars” event on Friday where Lucasfilm announced ...

Tokyo (CNN) — Japan’s largest yakuza crime syndicate has pledged to end its longstanding war with a rival faction and refrain from causing “trouble,” authorities said, as the mafia-like ...

Many of the trees are reaching 70 to 80 years old, well beyond their prime blooming age. Japan's famed cherry trees are getting old, but a new AI tool that assesses photos of the delicate pink and ...

TOKYO -- Japan's corporate earnings will likely come under considerable pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive trade war, according to American and Japanese financial institutions.

(CNN) — In Japan, finding a true hidden gem seems harder ... Finally, to the excitement of onlookers, the front of the trains open up, and they connect, nose-to-nose. The technical term for ...

Still, there's no denying that Amazon remains a powerhouse. Could a new investment in it today set you up for life? Amazon is largely credited with the creation of the e-commerce business ...