The global popularity of blades forged in the western Japan city of Sakai is on the rise, with foreign tourists helping to ...

Memories of Celceta, the official title of the recently announced Switch version of Ys: Memories of Celceta, will launch on May 22 in Japan for 4,840 yen, Falcom announced.

Forged and sharpened by hand based on centuries of tradition, Sakai's knives are used widely by chefs. Sales to overseas ...

The Nakasendo road still exists in its entirety - as do dozens of the post towns it weaves between - and can form an epic ...

Inside the Dodgers’ seven-year pursuit of Rōki Sasaki, their foothold in Japan and the battle for MLB's next potential pitching star.

The news agency on Nov. 25 acknowledged that the original story “could have affected diplomatic relations between Japan and South ... in Niigata Prefecture, Sado city and the memorial’s ...

Landing on multiple must-visit lists for 2025, Osaka is also proving to be a hub for LGBTQ+ travelers thanks to its emerging ...

(CNN) — Nights out drinking can often end badly. But in Japan, they have a habit of going spectacularly wrong for government employees – who on at least two occasions in recent years have lost ...

ITOIGAWA, Niigata -- This central Japan city famed for its jade stones is set to ask people to refrain from taking the prized mineral formations from riverbeds and restrict collection to the ...

As this is Japan, even the station escalators were space-age, rising to outdoor travelators that revealed skyscraper views over the city’s cablecar and the sea. The city is home to plenty of ...

The Trump administration has moved more than 30 people described as Venezuelan gang members to the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, as U.S. forces and homeland security staff prepare a tent city ...

“When did Japan start believing in Pokemon ... and feeling pressure to tick off attractions and get out of the city for a while. Matsumoto is ideal for us, a relatively quiet locale with ...