Unless you live in one of these warmer winter destinations in Japan, it’s going to get quite a bit colder as we move into the ...

Stroll down one of Japan’s bustling shōtengai, or shop-lined streets, and you’ll encounter buildings hung with noren curtains: delicate rectangular panels that act as signage for the goods ...

With international cinema becoming more and more accessible through streaming platforms, Japanese films have garnered global recognition for their cultural richness and refreshing storytelling ...

Here’s how it works. Sometimes, the search for the biggest scare possible may take you overseas and into an exploration of Japanese horror movies. There are many great Asian horror movies ...

From cheap and cheerful takeaway joints, teppanyaki bars and sushi trains to relaxed izakaya-style eateries and total omakase opulence, there’s some serious ground to cover when it comes to eating ...

(AP Photo/Hiro Komae) Sake brewer Mie Takahashi walks by a steaming cooker containing about 900 kilograms (2,000 pounds) of rice to be used to make Japanese sake at her Koten sake brewery in Okaya, ...

OKAYA, Japan (AP) — Not long after dawn, Japanese sake brewer Mie Takahashi checks the temperature of the mixture fermenting at her family’s 150-year-old sake brewery, Koten, nestled in the ...

OKAYA, Japan (AP) — Not long after dawn, Japanese sake brewer Mie Takahashi checks the temperature of the mixture fermenting at her family’s 150-year-old sake brewery, Koten, nestled in the foothills ...

Fresh cod caught in the sea around Hokkaido are hung and dried using machin Full article Easy Japanese news in translation: Kids make sushi with Wakayama Prefecture specialty ...