Over recent years, the chewy rice cakes have killed and hospitalized hundreds of people in Japan, where it is eaten to ...

From drag shows in Shinjuku Ni-chome to hotel parties and techno raves, here’s how to spend New Year’s Eve in Tokyo.

A lion dance, a sake booth, and a host of sweet and savory foods for sale, including karaage and takoyaki, are also part of ...

This is an edition of the newsletter Pulling Weeds With Chris Black, in which the columnist weighs in on hot topics in ...

New Japan Pro Wrestling legend, Hiroshi Tanahashi, is officially retired as an active in-ring wrestler. Tanahashi had his last match in the main event of a sold ...

As overtourism strains Japan’s major cities, Gifu Prefecture offers travelers a slower, more intimate way to experience the country’s culture.

Thousands of people flocked to Tokyo's Ueno zoo to have a last glimpse of the popular twin pandas that are set to return to China next month, worried if or when they get to see their replacement in ...

The magic of Disney’s got nothin’ on cold, hard math. Disney fanatics are crunching the numbers: Is it really cheaper to visit their Tokyo park than the entertainment juggernaut’s US destinations?

With officially one week to go until Christmas (happy Procrastinators’ Day!), it’s time to get serious about gift shopping if you haven’t already. Below, we’ve compiled the holiday shipping deadlines ...

New York City voters will head to the polls on June 24 to make their choices for already competitive primaries for major seats, including mayor. Here's everything you need to know before you cast your ...

Pandas have stood for friendship between China and Japan since 1972. But the last two are about to go, and a dispute over Taiwan could get in the way of sending more. By Javier C. Hernández and Hisako ...

Dec. 15 (UPI) --Twin giant pandas will leave a Japanese zoo in late January to go home to China, leaving Japan pandaless. Xiao Xiao and his sister Lei Lei have been at the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo since ...