The imperial family, like so many families, has its fair share of problems. But in this case, its very survival in its ...

It crackles to life at exactly half past the hour - time for Radio Taiso, a daily broadcast that guides millions of people across Japan through a simple five-minute exercise routine. Around 100 ...

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Games Workshop has unveiled the new range of Warhammer 40,000 models for the refreshed Emperor’s Children army, as part of its Las Vegas Open preview stream on Thursday. These latest reveals include ...

In the literary world, this year is shaping up to be a good one for fans of cultural criticism: There are new books about Better Call Saul and biographies of James Gandolfini and Lorne Michaels on ...

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The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake which occurred on January 17, 1995, was the first quake in Japan to register an intensity of 7 on the Japanese seismic scale, resulting in 6,434 deaths and ...

TOKYO -- Japan welcomed a record 36.87 million tourists in 2024, up 47.1% from the previous year thanks to the weak yen, according to data released Wednesday by the Japan National Tourism ...

A record number of visitors came to Japan in 2024, thanks to surging post-pandemic global tourism and a decline in the yen that’s making the island nation an attractive and affordable destination.

But Ms Mano thinks the government can take steps to change this by promoting other parts of Japan and “making these easier to access – having more information available, being able to book ...