Business hotels face off in Japan’s heated hospitality scene, as family-run disruptors and retail giants battle luxury chains ...

The six Tohoku prefectures, Tohoku Tourism Promotion Organization, and Tohoku Kizuna Festival Executive Committee held the "Tohoku Four Seasons & ...

The six Tohoku prefectures, in collaboration with the Tohoku Tourism Promotion Organization and the Tohoku Kizuna Festival ...

Planning your first trip to Japan? These essential travel tips cover everything from etiquette to apps—what to know before ...

Japanese officials are dismissing alarm over the prediction of a July “catastrophe” in a comic book, “The Future I Saw,” ...

Japan broke a record for tourism in 2024, with people from all over the world visiting the island nation. But the country has even bigger tourist goals for the years ahead.

Cases of tick-borne diseases have been reported in the Kanto region, with one confirmed death, prompting prefectural governments to urge residents to be vigilant. Of particular concern is ...

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- The new head of the operator of Universal Studios Japan has expressed eagerness to expand the park's themed areas, building on the su ...

How Japan's youth are slowly changing the country's work ethic A dwindling pool of labor is quietly trying to reshape office culture into something more flexible — and uncertain ...

Discontent is growing in the Tokyo metropolitan area due to proposals to construct giant data centers in residential areas, with industry groups working to smooth relations between locals concerned ...

MYOKO, Niigata Prefecture--Three winters from now, Japan’s snowy Myoko highlands will be home to a $1.4 billion mega-resort built by a Singaporean fund, with hotels charging some $1,350 a night.

California keeps teasing us with a new bullet train that seems like it will never come to fruition, but if there's one place ...