Japan’s food wrapping film market is set for sustained growth, fueled by cultural values, demographic shifts, environmental ...

The town of Matsuyama, on the island of Shikoku, is a gem for the adventurous traveler. It hosts one of Japan's most ...

Missing for decades from the Anglophile version of its origin story was another great visual narrative tradition, of the East ...

As you walk through its towering torii gates and lush forested paths, you can feel the tranquil power of nature, which the Meiji era sought to harmonize with Japan's rapid modernization. The Shrine is ...

Sunny with a high of 60 °F (15.6 °C). Winds NW at 14 to 25 mph (22.5 to 40.2 kph). Night - Clear. Winds from NW to NNW at 9 to 21 mph (14.5 to 33.8 kph). The overnight low will be 40 °F (4.4 ...

Based on the hugely popular Satoru Noda manga, Netflix’s latest live action adaptation is a sequel to the 2024 Golden Kamuy film. The nine-episode series first aired in October 2024 in its native ...

Kazutaka Maeda, an economist at Meiji Yasuda Research Institute, is not optimistic that will happen, saying that an average pay raise of 5-5.5% across corporate Japan this year would "just offset ...

an economist at Meiji Yasuda Research Institute. "If you look at GDP on its own, I don’t think it will prevent the Bank of Japan (BOJ) from raising interest rates." The BOJ raised short-term ...

New to the map in March 2025: Tachigui Sushi Uogashi ... incorporating audacious, humorous ideas into Japan’s highly formalized kaiseki tradition. Expect foie gras in your appetizer and unique ...

Japan is fighting a forest fire that has damaged dozens of homes and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate in a northeastern coastal city. The fire has burned about 2,100 hectares (5,190 acres ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Japan is fighting an extensive forest fire in northern Japan which has damaged dozens of homes and forced ...