Osaka has been one of Japan’s thriving centers of culture and trade. Its strategic location between the calm harbors of Osaka Bay and nearby Kyoto made it prime for economic development. Despite ...

Marvel Comics has announced that it will celebrate its female heroes this April with a series of variant covers from ...

A native Briton spends nearly 365 days of the year wearing kimono, even though daily use of the traditional Japanese clothing is on the decline among modern Japanese fashionistas. Sheila Cliffe ...

KYOTO--Alarmed at decreasing opportunities to wear kimono in modern Japan, dyers specializing in Kyoto-style "yuzen" techniques are turning their attention to a market steeped in traditional dress ...

Why aren’t there many Japanese people here? (To my kids, a Japanese person is only someone dressed in a kimono.) Ben Groundwater and family in Japan.Credit: Ben Groundwater This is a nation I ...

Miley Cyrus, Bad Bunny, David Byrne, DEVO, and Post Malone will also take part in the star-studded affair from Radio City Music Hall, which will be streamed on Peacock. SNL Announces 50th Anniversary ...

Tokyo, Jan. 31 (Jiji Press)--Arrangements are underway for Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to visit Mongolia in the first half of July, the first trip by a reigning Imperial couple to ...

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will likely visit Mongolia ... The couple are also expected to visit a monument erected to remember Japanese nationals who died in Mongolia after being detained ...

Tokyo, Jan. 30 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are likely to visit Mongolia in July, the first trip to the country by a reigning Imperial couple, people familiar with ...

Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo, eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried ...

Don’t expect raucous party scenes or over-the-top après-ski. In Japan, it’s all about the snow. Here’s a primer on where to go, stay and eat. By Finn-Olaf Jones Unlike the high jinks and ...