Escape the crowds and discover a quieter Japan at these 12 hotels, from mountaintop ryokan to island hideaways.

Japanese households’ inflation expectations rose to the highest level on record on elevated costs of living, highlighting potential challenges for the Bank of Japan’s monetary policy efforts ...

Japanese eki stamps (station stamps) are a charming feature of Japanese railway culture. Beloved by visitors and oshi-tetsu ...

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Beginning in the 17th century, the Nakasendo trail connected Kyoto and Edo, now modern-day Tokyo. Along this path, 69 designated post towns operated as resting stations where weary travelers could ...

President Trump appeared to snub actress Cheryl Hines, the wife of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr., as he walked into the UFC 314 fights Saturday night. Video captured the ...

Shinji Ishimaru, the surprise runner-up in the Tokyo gubernatorial election last July, said on Jan. 15 he has established a regional political party called Saisei no Michi (rebirth path.

More than 1,000 people have applied to run under the banner of new regional political party Saisei no Michi (The Path to Rebirth) in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election, party founder Shinji ...

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