I first fell in love with Japanese culture during my first trip to Japan as a primary school student. However, I never expected to live here until I c ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ari Beser/Getty Images Bustling street in Shimokitzawa, Tokyo. As Japan’s popularity soars, many travelers want to experience the ...

Minato, located close to the center of Tokyo, is one of the city’s wealthiest and most pleasant wards. During the Edo period, wealthy daimyo and samurai families chose the breezy, fertile hillsides ...

TOKYO: As the number of foreigners living in Japan has hit a record high, it has become urgent to improve the environment for ...

TOKYO -- A foreign resident of Japan's capital takes a bite of a bun bought in a shopping street. They've just completed the cumbersome process of ren･･･ ...

I've been living in Japan for 20 years and have two kids, who are 3 and 7. My oldest walks to and from school by himself. Kids learn discipline by cleaning their classrooms and bathrooms. I've lived ...

There are three things you need to know about the lifestyle of a sumo wrestler (rikishi). The first is that the young, male-only athlete must eat between 7,000 and 9,000 calories a day. The second is ...

As Japan’s popularity soars, many travelers want to experience the country beyond the usual crowded hotspots. I’ve been on Travel + Leisure’s A-list as a top Japan specialist for more than 10 years, ...