My Japanese aunt turned 100 years old this year, and for as long as I can remember, she’s always been a graceful and elegant ...

Missing for decades from the Anglophile version of its origin story was another great visual narrative tradition, of the East ...

My Japanese aunt turned 100 years old this year, and for as long as I can remember, she’s always been a graceful and elegant ...

Ramen spots can offer a wonderfully comforting bowl of ramen that hits all the right spots or be a plain disappointment.

Learn all the correct answers in The Tea Ceremony main quest in AC Shadows, and find out whether you should confront Otama or ...

Cabbage may seem like a humble cruciferous veggie, but it's incredibly versatile. One delicious way to prepare draws on a ...

Walking down West Fourth Street, you’ll find many students running to class, calling friends and responding to emails — all ...

Beniko’s photographs, taken in Tokyo, but also in other Japanese red-light districts, focus mainly on the buildings and rooms used that are usually hidden from view. After the success of her first ...

Japan is known for its strong work ethic, where staff are expected to dedicate themselves to a company and the company will take care of them in turn. However, this dedication to the company can be ...

Eye in the sky for red tide off Hokkaido Concentrations of toxic plankton known as red tide are spreading in waters around Japan. A project in Hokkaido aims to detect it early and limit the impact.

TOKYO -- The "randoseru" traditional Japanese school backpack sales season ... tones have for the first time overtaken traditional red and brown as the preferred color for girls' school backpacks.