From April 10–13, the Women Street Photographers Festival, sponsored by Leica, returns to New York City, and it’s shaping up ...

In Japan, plastic water bottles placed along fences ... One belief is that the sunlight or even streetlight at night shines through the bottle, and reflects sudden flashes of light that scare ...

OSAKA -- The Japanese city of Kashihara ... itself a facelift using the cast of the popular fighting game franchise Street Fighter. A bronze statue of the main character, Ryu, assumes a fighting ...

According to Japanese trading house giant Marubeni Corp., which conducted the demo flight, the flying car is scheduled to make two to three flights daily primarily on weekends between April and July.

Screened entirely on rare prints imported from collections in Japan, the sprawling retrospective includes Naruse's best-known ...

Beginning in the 17th century, the Nakasendo trail connected Kyoto and Edo, now modern-day Tokyo. Along this path, 69 designated post towns operated as resting stations where weary travelers could ...

For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural ... First, people were awakened at night by a loud rumbling. Dawn broke to reveal its source: a long, narrow ridge ...

Japanese hot springs—better known as onsens ... and ryokans to limit the use of private in-room baths during late-night hours. Private onsens are particularly sought after by international ...

TOKYO—Japan’s consumer inflation slowed slightly in February due to energy subsidies but continued trending up amid a record spike in rice prices and indications of strong wage growth ...

TOKYO -- The Japanese government established a new joint operations command Monday to oversee the three branches of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, aiming to ensure readiness and greater ...