An American arrested for defacing a sacred Tokyo shrine became the latest example of Japan's struggle to cope with misbehaving visitors amid a boom in inbound tourism.

Cash (Japanese Yen) is necessary for markets and small shops ... reason people visit Miyajima is to visit the famous Floating ...

Located off the coast of Hiroshima on the small island of Miyajima, the park is a must for fall fans in the Chugoku region.

Beat the crowds and discover hidden gems in the Land of the Rising Sun.

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By David Waldstein Masa Kawai wore his faded Yankees cap on Wednesday as he served customers at the Japanese doughnut shop he owns in Edgewater, N.J. It was two days before Game 1 of a World ...

In “The Cats of Gokogu Shrine,” what he describes as his 10th “observational film,” they finally take center stage, with his focus being the cats who live on the grounds of the title ...

What does a Japanese person recall? Doraemon, the friendly robot helper of an enormously popular eponymous anime series. So goes an anecdote making the rounds in Japanese tech circles. It suggests ...

Some 140 years ago, laborers on Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands ... Miyazaki City’s Shrine Forest, where visitors often bring offerings to the Gosho Inari Shrine.

TOKYO, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Japan's general election on Sunday will be a test for new prime minister Shigeru Ishiba, who is seeking to solidify his position atop a scandal-plagued party. His gamble ...