In Asian countries, New Towns (NTs) have a design gap between theory and practice from the viewpoint of self-containment. In ...

What makes Saga Prefecture a special Olympic and Paralympic Host Town? 🌏 Join us on a journey to explore how local communities in Japan embraced the Tokyo 2020 Games spirit by welcoming athletes from ...

For this Kyoto edition, we independently scoped out more than 350 venues and distilled the list down to the very best of the ...

In Kanazawa it’s clear the city is no stranger to visitors. Several hours north of Kyoto and touted as Japan’s “next big ...

The Tanigumi Dance is an important tradition and part of Japan's cultural heritage. For the first time in its 800-year ...

So, when planning our last trip to Japan, I had one non-negotiable: A quiet retreat far away from the maddening crowd. That’s how we found ourselves in the austere lobby of KAI Akiu, anchored by ...

A New York City suburb has become the latest flashpoint in the enduring debate over the place of Indigenous imagery in American sports.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Gangs have attacked another town in Haiti ’s central region, killing at least four people, including an 11-year-old child, a human rights activist told The Associated ...

Jeddah is known for being the kingdom's modern commercial hub, and the exodus of its merchant class meant its old town had fallen into neglect. The kingdom's ambitious Vision 2030 plan to ...

The climber was identified only as a 27-year-old Chinese student living in Japan. He made an emergency call on April 22 and was airlifted after developing symptoms of altitude sickness, police said, ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's Japanese community and Japanese culture are the focus of a festival Saturday that will also serve to call attention to proposed redevelopment plans in the Japantown area ...