Scroll down to discover how to ride an escalator in Japan, how to cross the road, when to tip, the greeting that will make locals 'anxious' and why you need to start practising your bowing.

Among Japan's famous martial arts there lies one that has remained almost unheard of in the West. Kyudo, the martial art used ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was once again pressed to explain himself during the House of Councillors Budget ...

Scroll down to discover how to ride an escalator in Japan, how to cross the road, when to tip, the greeting that will make ...

There is something about hanami — the centuries-old tradition of cherry blossom viewing — that makes spring in Japan feel ...

A Japanese geographical name expert said Japan is free to decide on its own if it will follow U.S. President Donald Trump's demands that the Gulf of Mexico and Mount Denali be renamed. Hiroshi ...

There's something quintessentially heartfelt and intimate about karaoke, and Bakamitai fits the bill as the most iconic ...

A teacher at a public junior high school in Kanagawa Prefecture has been suspended for six months after attaching a dog leash ...

TOKYO -- Aeon is set to turn two of its listed subsidiaries into wholly owned units, Nikkei learned on Friday, in a move aimed at buttressing the mall business as well as addressing investor ...

Japan has commissioned one of the most advanced ... according to analysts. At 84 metres from bow to stern, a displacement of 3,000 tons and a crew of 70, the Raigei has an ultra-quiet diesel ...