Tokyo’s Harajuku district is getting a major injection of chaos and colour. Kawaii Monster Land, a new underground amusement ...

PokéPark Kanto will take over an expansive 26,000sqm space at Yomiuriland in the western suburbs and will feature a Pokémon ...

Japan trends 2025 reshaped everyday life, from retro culture and food to work—plus what these trends mean for 2026.

Will 2026 finally see the end of the craziness of 2025? It was a big year for Japan, with trends shifting in everything from tourism (good and bad) and Expo buzz to technology, internationalization ...

The American Red Cross urges donors to make an appointment to give blood or platelets now to keep the blood supply as strong ...

In Japanese, “nisei” means “second generation,” a term sometimes used to describe people born in this country to immigrant ...

Animal cafes in Japan offer a charming and unexpected way to relax while connecting with animals in thoughtfully designed spaces. Stepping inside these cafes feels calm and welcoming, with quiet ...

Young Japanese nostalgic for the country’s Shōwa era are opening their own traditional coffee shops, called The number of ...

Actor Ken Watanabe greets customers outside K-port cafe in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on Dec. 20, 2025. (Kyodo) SENDAI (Kyodo) -- A cafe set up by Japanese actor Ken Watanabe dedicated to the ...

The best part of any EPCOT festival is the food booths around the theme park. For the EPCOT International Festival of the ...

A cafe that actor Ken Watanabe established in 2013 has closed down after supporting the reconstruction of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, hit hard by a tsunami from the March 2011 Great East Japan ...