City in Nagano Prefecture rethinks “ghetto” program for female entrepreneurs; Studio Ghibli releases new My Neighbor Totoro ...

For example, the city of Chino in Nagano Prefecture recently unveiled a support program for female entrepreneurs. The concept of the name was cleverly based on two meanings for the phrasal verb “get ...

If you’re looking for the World’s Largest Park, you’ll need to head up to Northeast Greenland National Park, which is located mostly in the Arctic Circle. Measuring approximately 972,000 square ...

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 25-year-old resident of the city’s Nakano Ward on charges of fraud. The woman is described as working in the fuzoku industry, a broad term for the ...

But now, Daiso is venturing out into the world of mascots and has revealed its new face to be Daizo the elephant. The character’s name is a play on the store’s name and “ zo ” which is the Japanese ...

Tokyo will look different when people look up under proposed ordinance.

Enjoy glamping among blossoms, soaking in herbal hot springs, and shooting virtual dinosaurs hiding among the trees on your next weekend away.

A large section of the booth is devoted to Like a Dragon, since Sega has just announced an updated re-release of the third game in the series, to be titled Yakuza Kiwami 3 in overseas markets, which ...

Totoro, Jiji and the Catbus are here to bring joy to all ages.

Burger King is famous for its flame-grilled beef patties, and now, for a limited time, it’s putting these patties in the spotlight with a new release in Japan called “ On the Beef “.

Designed to let foreign goods in while keeping foreign ideas out, this Nagasaki neighborhood is one of the most historically significant places in Japan.

Kids, adults, and even students who don’t live in the city are told to limit their use of smartphones and other devices.