How Forza Horizon 6’s Japan shapes to be bigger and better than anything that has come before it.

We’ve known for some time that Forza Horizon 6’s Japan is Playground Games’ largest and densest map to date. We’ve known, too, that Playground Games’ version of Tokyo City is set to be the biggest ...

Samurai treasures, modern luxuries: Island-hopping through Japan’s stunning Seto Inland Sea

Scattered across the Seto Inland Sea, the islands of the Geiyo archipelago allow travelers to experience a quieter side of Japan. Best known for the Shimanami Kaido cycling route, the area is rich ...

15 years after Fukushima meltdown, an innkeeper makes radiation surveys to revitalize her hometown

Tomoko Kobayashi reopened her inn in northeastern Fukushima to bring a sense of normal life back to her deserted hometown five years after the nuclear disaster.

Does Japan hold the answer to fixing Honolulu’s rail system?

Step outside a train station in Tokyo, and you’ll find all sorts of amenities: neon-lit neighborhoods, shopping malls with bustling food courts, and public spaces where people engage in a range of ...