The Japanese word for a tea ceremony, chanoyu, can be translated literally as “hot water for tea.” But the term chanoyu has ...

Okagi Hayashi, a 115-year-old woman in central Japan recognized as the country's oldest person, died at the weekend from ...

A new police station building at Dadar station is almost ready, but Government Railway Police (GRP) is waiting for a handover ...

From learning to carve woodblocks or make pottery, to observing artisans at work, tourists can help sustain and revive these ...

The pad extends the living area of the revived 90-year-old residence, now a flexible art space with original windows and ...

From learning to carve woodblocks or make pottery, to observing artisans at work, tourists can help sustain and revive these ...

From the busy streets of Tokyo to the stunning nature of the countryside, here’s where to go in Japan Credit: Peter ...

(Kyodo) KUSHIRO, Japan (Kyodo) -- Seeing vacant buildings and houses in disrepair ... see all the ruins," said Hiroaki Kimura, an 84-year-old local tour guide who used to work in the same building.

Police in Nagoya have arrested a 52-year-old unemployed woman on suspicion of violating the animal welfare law after she dropped her Chihuahua from the sixth floor of her apartment building. Police ...

Canada’s largest Asian grocery store is opening a U.S. division in Brea with eyes on more stores for the region.

The site of a former heiau and the palace complex of fearsome Chief Kahekili, the Hawaiian-speaking Christian church was ...

Morioka is known for its old buildings and numerous boutiques, as well as its noodle dishes, according to the East Japan Rail Company. With the added allure of what Loh describes as the “special ...