One of the world’s most populous cities, Tokyo brings together many of the elements that make Japan so popular with travelers. Visit youthful Shibuya and upscale Ginza to experience the modern side of ...

IWO-TO, Japan (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito visited Iwo Jima on Monday and paid tribute to thousands of Japanese and ...

The tower doesn't quite scrape the skyline like the 59-meter-high main keep of Edo Castle once did, but the miniature version of it now at Tokyo's Imperial Palace is still nothing to sneeze at.

At least, that’s what you would believe if you followed the viral online fitness coach, influencer, and self-professed motivator Ashton Hall’s (@ashtonhallofficial) morning routine, which is going ...

This was the Miwatari, meaning the sacred crossing, which local belief held was left by a passing god of Japan’s native Shinto belief. Its appearance evoked feelings of awe but also reassurance ...

Tucked away in the mountain range of the Saga Prefecture, on the western island of Kyushu, Ureshino is home to some of Japan’s most coveted onsens, run by more than 30 hotels and ryokans ...

Time has not conspired to make the pairing seem any less bizarre, but Sacred Songs is, in fact, a true lost classic, a genuine one-off?and, along with Hall & Oates' Todd Rundgren-produced opus ...

For a country as safe and orderly as Japan, the terrorist attack was an unimaginable shock. It came just two months after the Great Hanshin earthquake, a 6.9-magnitude disaster that killed more ...

The crackdown on dissent blends with Putin’s sense of imperial mission in Ukraine. Zbigniew Brzezinski, a former US national security adviser, once observed: “Without Ukraine, Russia ceases to ...

Japan's Emperor and Empress have hosted the first banquet at the Imperial Palace in six years to welcome Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his wife as state guests. Emperor ...

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako hosted a state banquet at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo for the first time in six ... Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his wife as state guests to Japan. Also among the ...

The ceremony took place with military honors at the Imperial Palace in the Japanese capital. This year, Brazil and Japan celebrate 130 years of diplomatic relations. Brazil is home to the largest ...