Lately a diplomatic spat with China has begun depressing the number of people coming to Japan from that country—but even this ...

According to esthetician Emma Jinn, “Japanese skin care is all about prevention, consistency, and respecting your skin. No ...

Yonaguni, a tiny Japanese island near Taiwan, is getting soldiers, radar and missiles. As China’s dispute with Tokyo ...

Think beyond miso soup. Whether you make your own or use dashi stock powder, this Japanese staple — made with dried kelp and ...

The traditional Japanese diet is a whole-foods-based diet rich in fish, seafood, and plant-based foods with minimal amounts of animal protein, added sugars, and fat. It’s based on traditional Japanese ...

Heavy rain can damage roofs, so outside the entrance, amadoi gutters carry rainfall off the eaves and down the decorative kusaridoi, or “rain chain.” Shōji are lighter than fusuma, with paper affixed ...

For Beijing, scallops have served as a diplomatic pressure point. For Japan’s allies, consuming them is portrayed as an act ...

A developmental psychology professor discovered hikaru dorodango in a Japanese schoolyard in 1999, and the practice is still inspiring artists worldwide today. Other artists around the world have also ...

Japanese people often fail to understand why neighbouring countries harbour a grudge over events that happened in the 1930s and 40s. The reason, in many cases, is that they barely learned any 20th ...

Japanese American internees line up for dinner at a camp in San Bruno, California The attack on Pearl Harbor shaped the lives of Japanese-Americans long after World War Two ended. As Japanese Prime ...

Japanese water therapy involves drinking several glasses of room-temperature water every morning when you first wake up. Online, it’s claimed that this practice can treat a host of problems, spanning ...

In a recent study, Consumer Reports ranked 26 car brands based on customer satisfaction. This popular company was the ...