In Shizuoka, Japan, commercial spaces are being turned into guest accommodation to draw more visitors and help revitalise the ...

After a record-breaking year for tourist arrivals in 2024, Japan is bracing for another peak in visitors this year. While the travel industry and the national government are enjoying the post-pandemic ...

Fukuoka plans to build an underground art museum in the Tenjin area and begin a large-scale renovation of the city museum, which houses a national treasure called the gold seal.

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

Sony has its imaging headquarters in Yokohama. This is where they work on photo and video cameras with whimsical names such ...

Illustrator Soyatu, background artist Pinga and technical artist Maxi discuss their inspirations, techniques, and pay tribute ...

These real cities in Japan served as the major inspiration for some of the Yakuza franchise's most iconic locations.

Turns out, administering the city’s office leases at the department of Department of Citywide Administrative Services is a ...

The increased focus on foreign travelers follows the death of a Hong Kong woman on the outskirts of Otaru. The 61-year-old tourist was hit and killed by a train on January 24 while reportedly snapping ...

According to sources in the BJP, legislator from Betul Hemant Khandelwal is ahead of others in the race for the post of the ...

After announcing the strict new rules around public tobacco use, Osaka’s local government created a map showing where in the city it is still okay to light up. Similar anti-smoking measures have been ...

A Japanese city has hired security guards to oversee a scenic vista after it became inundated with tourists. Officials have been stationed to manage the overflow of tourists during the lunar new year ...