Half the fun of going to Japan is shopping for all the things to bring home for yourself to enjoy and to spoil all your ...

As Japan’s population shrinks, maintaining rail service in remote small towns is becoming a challenge. Is this the answer?

The West Japan Railway Company replaced an entire station with 3D-printed prefabricated pieces, and construction costs were ...

Kennedy. The document, which is dated March 1996, is titled “Official Acknowledgement of Tokyo Station.” It is related to the CIA, which has conducted intelligence operations around the world ...

For those looking to dive into Tokyo’s past, Fukagawa Edo is a great substitute for the much larger Edo-Tokyo Museum, which ...

Situated on the boundary of Shinjuku’s Memory Lane — a narrow alleyway of shabby but charming food stalls — Tajimaya Coffee House stands as evidence of Tokyo’s enduring kissaten culture. Kissaten ...

Her fans don’t have to be reminded — although we will anyway — that it’s been 11 years since the last tour by her bluegrass band, Alison Krauss & Union Station, and an even longer 14 since ...

Oracle Red Bull's driver Yuki Tsunoda talks us through the must-see places in Tokyo ahead of his home race at the Japanese Grand Prix. Whenever Yuki Tsunoda returns to fast and furious Tokyo after ...

The oldest religious site in Tokyo is also its most visited ... The Senso-ji Temple is easily accessed via the Asakusa station. Although the temple grounds remain open 24/7, the main hall welcomes ...

The country responsible for one of the world's most robust train networks has broken new ground on 3D-printed transit ...

At Potato Labo Asakusa, a specialty sweet potato shop in Tokyo’s Taito Ward, the popular dessert is a roasted sweet potato brulee topped with caramelized custard and vanilla ice cream ...