Japanese party Team Mirai has revoked its endorsement of Takeyoshi Yamamoto as an official candidate in the Kinki proportional representation bloc for Sunday's House of Representatives election. At a ...

Japan’s cherry blossom season in 2026 promises spectacular views and an unforgettable travel experience as the iconic sakura ...

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Indigenous technologies will be used in the seven high-speed rail corridors newly announced in the latest Budget, and India ...

Japan’s Doctor Yellow Shinkansen will vanish from the rails by 2027, making every sighting now a piece of history.

Tokyo had a net migration gain of 65,219 people in 2025, but the margin declined by 14,066 people from the previous year, marking the first decline in four years, according to a government report ...

TOKYO/OSAKA -- Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical and Kyoto University are ending a 10-year research project on induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells at the end of fiscal 2025, having developed talent and ...

From VHS scars to Showa-era rhythms, the self-taught animator revives lost media textures, turning retro decay into videos with hundreds of millions of views.

The net influx of people into Tokyo slowed in 2025 for the first time in four years amid surging rents across the city center ...

JTB CEO discusses strategies to alleviate congestion in major cities by promoting Japan's beautiful regional areas for tourists.

A hotel chain in Japan is offering special Pokemon-themed rooms across Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto with 100 ‘mons in each space.

Trip.com Group data show that cross-border bookings with stays of seven nights or more have risen nearly 40% year-on-year. Long-haul bookings have surged by over 50% during the same period. Together, ...