The photo was provided by Kenji Gomi, 91, who lives in the western Tokyo city of Akiruno. His father Kasaburo was a worker at Shibuya Station between 1933 and 1935, the year Hachiko died.

Here comes another start-up aiming to empower creators — and do an end run around traditional Hollywood studios. The five projects, each with a runtime of less than 30 minutes, are directed by ...

Forget epic battles! These non-combat isekai combine creativity and humor, giving the genre a fresh look. If you need a break ...

Tokyo's Shibuya Ward is planning to tighten rules for businesses that rent go-karts to tourists who want a driver's view of the sights of the Japanese capital. The small, open vehicles are popular ...

The last stage of large-scale redevelopment around Shibuya Station in Tokyo has begun, in what has been called a once-in-a-century project. Under the work so far, the layout of the station has ...

Radio personality Zane Lowe bops his head to a wonky Japanese funk-pop song inside the newly opened Apple Music studio in Tokyo. “It’s like ... ‘Pet Sounds’ on steroids,” says Mino, a ...

San Marino: Mr. Kenji Okamura, Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today in San Marino at the end of his visit: “I am delighted to be in ...

Toyko’s Shibuya Ward officials will ban drinking on the streets at night around Shibuya Station again this year for Halloween to prevent the rowdy behavior that has marred celebrations in the past.

OSAKA -- A man with an admission ticket to the "international exposition" in 1940, which was scheduled to be held mainly in Tokyo but was postponed indefinitely due to the escalation of the Second ...

This isn’t the case at Sushi Tokyo Ten Shibuya, which offers some of the city's most omakase sushi courses for under ¥10,000. The restaurant has built a large following with its ¥4,400 walk-in ...

Dogecoin is making waves again, but not where most would expect. In Japan, a new trend is forming—and it’s especially visible in Shibuya, Tokyo’s tech-savvy epicenter. Recent data shows Dogecoin ...