TOKYO, April 1 (Reuters) - Japan will keep up a strong push for the United States to exempt it from auto tariffs, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Tuesday, while vowing to take the necessary ...

Residential property prices in Japan, especially in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area, are increasing amidst improving demand and weakening construction activity. In January 2025, the residential property ...

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A Kawasaki P-1 patrol aircraft of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force launches anti-missile flares during a fleet review off Sagami Bay, Kanagawa prefecture, in 2015. (Toru Yamanaka/AFP via Getty ...

All told in 2024, the tourism organization reported the highest-ever demand from U.S. visitors to Japan. The vast majority of these visitors traveled to the same two places: Tokyo and Kyoto.

the Japanese government has issued fresh guidelines advising people to stay indoors in the event of Mount Fuji erupting, resulting in massive ashfall over the Tokyo metropolitan area. This comes ...

Japanese hot springs—better known as onsens—are prized for their zen experience, with travelers coming from around the world to lounge in natural pools and bliss out. The country is home to ...

Thirty years on, Japan still lives in the shadow of 1995. Roam around Tokyo, and you may notice something amiss: public bins are scarce, removed following the sarin attack. Even those born after ...

The day the Los Angeles Dodgers landed in Japan for the Tokyo Series, Hakkaisan Brewery announced an unusual collaboration — its flagship product would become the official sake of the defending ...

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People take photos of a blooming Somei Yoshino cherry tree at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Monday. The Japan Meteorological Agency officially confirmed the first blooming of the country's favorite ...