In an acting industry where stories flicker and fade, Nora Aunor didn’t just play and perform roles; she defined and ...

We’ve spent 5 weeks traveling around Japan in the spring and fall seasons, and during both trips we made sure to visit Nara ...

The five covers of T’s annual Culture issue — which this year is devoted entirely to Japan and its outsize cultural influence ...

From Hello Kitty to Pikachu, the country changed what the world considers adorable. But do these characters represent joy — ...

People in northern Japan are being urged to brace for very stormy weather conditions as Typhoon No. 5 looks set to make landfall on on Aug. 12. The typhoon is currently moving northward over the ...

An award-winning airport that was built on an artificial island has been subsiding since its construction over 30 years ago, but today climate change is putting the airport at greater risk ...

High winds hit power lines in Japan's Okinawa and knocked out electricity to more than 200,000 households on Wednesday morning, as powerful and slow-moving Typhoon Khanun neared the country's ...

WHEN IT COMES to travel, Japan is having a major moment. And as the cherry trees burst into bloom all over the city, Kyoto tops itineraries for very good reason. Once the capital of Japan ...

Japan’s largest yakuza crime syndicate has pledged to end its longstanding war with a rival faction and refrain from causing “trouble,” authorities said, as the mafia-like groups contend ...

The ratings, for those that don’t know, were pretty much off the charts. More than 25 million residents of Japan tuned into the first game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs.