RICE is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval- shaped sticky Japonica grain, which is still a staple even though total consumption has fallen over the ...

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Bandai is opening a new Hobby museum in Shizuoka, Japan, on 2 September this year, allowing visitors to design their own ...

Japan’s sidewalk restaurants, known as “yatai,” have almost entirely disappeared—except in Fukuoka, where they’ve undergone a ...

In a bid to attract visitors frustrated by Japan’s crowds, one coastal corner of Fukui prefecture offers genuine connection ...

The birthplace of karate also holds a deeply rooted connection to spirituality and nature. Here’s how to plan a visit to this ...

At Mirukashi Salon in Japan, Prairie Stuart-Wolff and Hanako Nakazato offer a model of hospitality and a way of living that centers seasonality.

According to statistics from the Japan National Tourism Organization, the number of foreign visitors plummeted between 2020 and 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic but rebounded sharply in 2023.

Night - Cloudy with a 59% chance of precipitation. Winds from WSW to SW at 6 mph (9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 64 °F (17.8 °C). Rain with a high of 67 °F (19.4 °C) and a 84% chance of ...