From neon-lit cities to peaceful temples and mountain escapes, Japan offers diverse experiences that blend tradition, innovation and natural beauty in 2026.

TOKYO, Dec 17 - The ongoing diplomatic rift between Japan and China has had a muted impact on overall tourist numbers as ...

Kyoto, Dec. 12 (Jiji Press)--"Kuma," meaning bear, was picked Friday as the kanji character of the year in Japan, amid a series of wild bear attacks across the country. It was the first time that kuma ...

Saikyo Zuke, a traditional Japanese dish of fish marinated in sweet Saikyo miso. Learn its history & where to taste this ...

The kanji was written with a giant calligraphy brush on a roughly 1.5 meters high and 1.3 meters wide sheet of "washi," ...

The Japanese public has chosen the Chinese character for "bear" as the kanji that best represents 2025. The selection follows ...

The kanji character for “bear” has been selected as the Kanji of the Year, representing the social mood of 2025.At ...

The character for bear, or “kuma,” has been selected as kanji of the year for 2025, after a surge in bear sightings and ...

The kanji for “bear” (熊, kuma) was chosen as the single most representative character symbolic of the social mood in Japan this year, the Kyoto-based Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation said ...

Japanese chemist and Nobel laureate Kitagawa Susumu has delivered his Nobel Prize lecture in Sweden. In the address he ...

Kyoto is one of those rare cities that stays with you. It slows you down, reconnects you with yourself and reminds you of the ...