They call it the "Tokyo Underground Cathedral" and the "Tokyo Parthenon" because of its monumentality. But, in reality, it is a fabulous work of engineering to prevent flooding in Japan's main city.

The Osaka, Kansai, Japan Expo 2025 centers on “Designing Future Society for Our Lives.” All throughout, participants—from 140 ...

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It's a cold, wet morning and frigid air is seeping through the open doors of a college gymnasium in Tokyo. But that doesn't seem to worry Soichiro Kakimoto and 30 other young businessmen as they gear ...

Flagg is the best American-born prospect the NBA has seen in years. The 6-foot-9 forward suited up at Team USA’s camp before ...

Although Japan's sake industry faces a crisis with falling domestic consumption, the country's oldest brand, Kenbishi, is unbending in its commitment to the old ways, seeing it as the best guarantor ...

If you believe life is all about small wins, then there’s a site in Japan you’ll really want to visit. Called Bentenyama, this little-known site will give you a big sense of accomplishment…as it’s the ...

The samurai were a preeminent class defending Japan for centuries. But as the Tokugawa shogunate ushered in an era of stability, the need for them faded, forcing these warriors to find a new way of ...

Japan’s real wages in March fell 2.1 per cent from a year earlier, marking the third consecutive monthly decline, government ...

The word evangelical now has an uneasy association with American nationalism, an association that has been brewing since ...

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Kimi-san walks at the head of the group. A bell hangs from her daypack, tinkling to ward off bears as she strides along, ...