China's coast guard patrolled Japan-administered islands in the East China Sea almost daily last year, it ‌said on Friday, aiming to secure its sovereignty over the remote, rocky outpost and to deter ...

It’s always important to remember that cultural differences aren’t always cut along straight lines. For example, “love hotels,” hotels where amorous couples can rent a room by the hour, have been a ...

Learn how to buy a home in Japan, including market trends, property buying procedures, and financing. The webinar will be held on February 14, 2026, from 11AM to 12PM (Japan Standard Time).

A 24-year-old delivery man has been arrested for allegedly stealing a cardboard box containing canned tuna that had been left outside the door of an apartment in the common hallway of the building in ...

The Justice Department on Friday released many more records from its investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein, resuming disclosures under a law intended to reveal what the government knew about the ...

Japan's average unemployment rate in 2025 stood unchanged from the previous year at 2.5 percent, reflecting a tight labor market as the number of people with jobs increased, while more joined the ...

Shoveling in single-digit temperatures after the colossal winter storm this weekend, I dumped mounds of snow onto my garden beds, knowing it would protect my trees, shrubs and dormant perennials. When ...

President Donald Trump's nomination of Kevin Warsh to chair the Federal Reserve could bring about sweeping changes at a central bank that dominates the global economy and markets like no other. Warsh, ...

A chef checks his phone while resting in a narrow alley in a traditional bar district in Tokyo on Friday.

The Japan Tourism Agency plans to more than double the number of regions taking steps to address overtourism from the current 47 by 2030, in an effort to increase understanding among the public of the ...

As if they’d leave “Clueless” off the list. Cher Horowitz fans, rejoice: Amy Heckerling’s 1995 teen comedy is one of 25 classic movies chosen this year by the Library of Congress for its National Film ...

The U.S. Treasury Department said Thursday that Japan remains on a watchlist of major trading partners that Washington monitors for potentially unfair foreign exchange practices. In its biannual ...