I took Japan's famous bullet train Shinkansen for the first time. My trip from Osaka to Tokyo was quick with comfy seats, but ...

Vintage store owner and world-famous Wrangler collector Rikiya Kanamaru has published a new book containing 200 pieces from ...

In 1911, 13-year-old Juhei Kono arrived in Tacoma from Japan. His memoir is the inspiration for "Voyages," a new album from ...

Visitors looking for the "real Japan" may find it on a new long trail two hours from Tokyo that shows off the country's ...

The BEENOS Group is delighted to announce the availability of exclusive Card Captor Sakura merchandise, including embroidered brooches and rosette badges, through the cross-border e-commerce platform ...

‘Don’t worry about swimwear, you have to be naked for the Onsen hot spring’. And with that, my ‘off the beaten track’ tour ...

Looking for some inspiration and motivation? Maybe you want to keep up with the latest wellness trends? Either way, this list ...

Luckily, there are books. And a trending genre called "healing fiction" might just get you through. Better still: It's about cats, coffee and bookstores. Also called cozy fiction or cat fiction, and ...

Consider investing in some of the best motivational books to get you back in gear. Whether you’re on the hunt for a new inspirational read to flip through to resurge your motivation or are ...

An intriguing exhibition of Japanese artists’ books co-curated by three Sonoma residents is being featured at Sonoma Valley ...

Reception: Saturday, Jan. 25, from 5 to 7 p.m., featuring three of the artists and a curator and scholar from Japan. The event is free to SVMA members and costs $10 for nonmembers. Registrations ...

For anyone who has never seen Audition, the movie is most satisfying when you go in blind without looking up any further details about its plot or twists. What we can tease is the surprising way ...