Suntory Global Spirits is blending its brands across bourbon, tequila and Japanese whisky—including El Tesoro and Booker’s ...

Foreign visitors have made up 10 per cent of clothing retailer Uniqlo’s sales in Japan for the first time, highlighting the ...

Katsuhiro Otomo, the founder of Akira, has unveiled his new ceramic relief, “Procession Spin,” at Ginza Station in Tokyo; The ...

A 535-pound bluefin tuna sold for a record 510 million yen ($3.2 million) at the first auction of 2026 at Tokyo’s Toyosu fish ...

Japanese retailers are competing to offer low-priced goods as consumers continue to keep their purse strings tight amid inflation. While it is increasingly difficult for retailers to differentiate the ...

When it comes to J-Beauty, a lot of people tend to focus on Japanese skin care, but we are here to remind you not to sleep on ...

Japan’s biggest island is home to so many of the country’s popular highlights that the classic tour has become known as Japan ...

Emeryville welcomes Tokyo Central, a Japanese market offering Ichiju-Sansai philosophy goods, opening Jan 31 and Feb 1, 2026.

Yuma Igarashi of the "Nyugakukin Chosa Project" (enrollment fee survey project) presents the survey findings on double payment of enrollment fees at private universities, in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward, Nov.

A heated row over Taiwan has seen China issue travel warnings and tell Tokyo it would face a "crushing" military defeat if it ever intervened in Beijing's dispute with Taipei. How far is China willing ...

Don Quijote, often called “Donki,” is Japan’s legendary discount chain, famous for its slogan “The Palace of Surprising Bargains.” With branches across the country and even overseas, it is beloved for ...

Over the past decade, as much of the world has become more chaotic and succumbed to nationalism, protectionism, and illiberalism, Japan has been a force for maintaining the stability of the ...