Discover Kofu, Japan’s smallest town, where every day feels like a close-knit community gathering. In this video, we talk to locals, explore the new town hall, and even get a look at traditional ...

Kanye West continues to shun America in favor of a new life in Japan with wife Bianca Censori, and he’s looking into the ...

Erik Buhrow dreams of retiring in Japan. Until then, he's renting out the akiya, or abandoned home, to other Americans who ...

After two decades in Japan, one Canadian man shares some differences between life there and in his home country. Ron Reid, ...

Writer Hannah Kirshner first moved to Yamanaka Onsen to better understand its craft culture. Almost 10 years later, she’s ...

When you talk to a Japanese person in real life, they speak slowly and only use simple words. It is disappointing because I want to improve my speaking and listening skills through conversation.

The rooms are filled with elderly residents, their hands wrinkled and backs bent. They shuffle slowly down the corridors, some using walkers. Workers help them bathe, eat, walk and take their ...

A political comeback following a scandal of this kind in Japan is exceptionally rare. The only other governor since the war to return to office following a no-confidence motion was Yasuo Tanaka ...

Much like any other pop culture enthusiast, Studio Ghibli fans are eager to discover the Spirited Away real life locations in ...

Like many aspects of life in Japan, the tea ceremony events are well-organised, structured and orderly. But other popular tourist destinations have struggled to cope with the influx of visitors ...

Scientists detected all five nucleobases -- building blocks of DNA and RNA -- in samples returned from asteroid Bennu by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission.