Exactly what caused this crater lake destination to close down after just one week? In a nutshell, operation difficulties.

Japan’s masculine pronoun “ore” doesn't have the juice it used to. Instead, men are choosing boku, watashi, and jibun in ...

As Japan's divorce rate goes down, some experts say the country is seeing a rise in couples who stay together even after they ...

One of Tokyo's ritziest hotels found itself in hot water over an art gallery exhibition that featured material sexualizing ...

Japan’s nightlife scene is full of various euphemisms for sexual services. For example, “fashion health” for erotic massage and “delivery health” for hotel room visits. Soaplands fall into this ...

Long before Mario jumped his first barrel, and a century before Pokémon fit in a pocket, Nintendo was already a household name in Japan. But let’s be clear: their customers weren’t kids, and they ...

If Tokyo is the modern core of Japan, then Shinjuku, the famed and infamous ward in the capital’s western districts, is Tokyo’s beating heart. Home to more than 350,000, vastly more people – locals ...

Many in Japan are already complaining that they’re underpaid and overtaxed. (The underpaid part is definitely true.) Now, citizens and residents in Japan are bracing to pay yet another levy. Social ...

Not many Japanese these days are getting out to see the world. Some who do are finding that their tourist dollars aren’t welcome. In particular, countries such as the US and Australia are increasingly ...

Walk through any busy street in Tokyo today, and you’ll see them everywhere. Plush charms sway from school bags, luxury handbags, and stylish backpacks. Plushies (Japanese: ぬいぐるみ, nuigurumi) have ...