Kumamon’s playful exchanges with crowds come amid a diplomatic spat between Tokyo and Beijing, which has sparked fears that ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Metropolitan Tokyo asked some businesses to close and the ancient capital of Kyoto warned tourists to stay away as Japan battles a fast-spreading outbreak of the new coronavirus, ...

Japan welcomed a record 36 million tourists in 2024, according to official figures released on Wednesday. Estimates from the Japan National Tourism Organization revealed that more than 36.8 million ...

Japan's tourism industry is concerned that the current tensions between Japan and China over Taiwan could have a prolonged impact. Amid the tensions, the Chinese government has advised its citizens ...

KYOTO, Japan—The bustle of tourists has disappeared from this ancient capital—only to be replaced by dissension over whether they should ever be welcomed back. Mimiko Takayasu, 80 years old, is ...

When a Chilean woman posted a video on Instagram of herself doing chin-ups on a sacred torii gate at a Japanese shrine, the backlash was almost immediate. For many in Japan this was just the latest ...

There's a meme circulating that the average millennial midlife crisis unfolds like this: Take up running. Make house plants your entire personality. Buy an air fryer. Start planning a trip to Japan.