The country’s top dancers have often sought careers abroad but now a young company with big ambitions is aiming to build on talent at home ...

Akira Kurosawa was a seismic force, the kind of artist who makes other artists question their craft. Spielberg, Scorsese, ...

The town has many remarkable attractions, including Danjo Garan, a huddle of temples with a stunning, 48-metre-high ...

Life as a medieval peasant wasn’t all toil and hardship – they knew how to have fun too. In this video, we explore the games, festivals, music, and simple pleasures that brought joy to ...

Japanese walking might be the solution, offering a more efficient way to achieve the health benefits typically linked to 10,000 steps a day in a fraction of the time.

A spacecraft from Japan attempting to make the country's first private moon landing on Thursday instead crashed into the lunar surface in a disappointing second failure for its ispace builders.

Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima dies at 89: Shohei Ohtani remembers former Yomiuri Giants icon Nagashima won 11 Japan Series in his playing career, including nine consecutive titles ...

Japan has made a huge push for its citizens to recycle, which is another reason for the small sizes of trash cans.

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Japan and the U.S. on Friday agreed to hold another round of trade talks ahead of the G7 summit next month, Japan's top tariff negotiator said, stressing that no deal would be without concessions ...

After a two-decade long slump, Japanese stocks finally broke out to new highs, and may be headed even higher. Here's how you can invest in Japan.