From quick bites to communal meals, there is no shortage of delicious Japanese foods you need to try. It can be intimidating ...

The Okinawa diet emphasizes vegetables and legumes while limiting grains like noodles and white rice. Find out what foods may ...

Teruo Nakamura had been a private in the Imperial Japanese Army. In December 1974, almost 30 years since the Second World War ...

Okinawa isn't in the news so much these days. Chinese efforts to grab Philippine territory and smother Taiwan get the most ...

Tokyo, Dec. 20 (Jiji Press)--The Diet, Japan's parliament, voted Friday to extend its current extraordinary session by three days until Tuesday to enact three political reform bills. After the ...

The regular Diet session will likely begin on Jan 24, later than previously envisioned, meaning that the next House of Councillors election will also be pushed back to around July 20, administration ...

There is no specific diet for a healthy gallbladder, but following some guidelines can help keep the gallbladder healthy and functioning as well as possible. Read on to learn about foods to eat ...

Japan’s parliament, the Diet (pictured), approved on Tuesday the names of three people – one a reappointment – proposed by the national government to join the Japan Casino Regulatory Commission. The ...

Asset manager is purchasing two hotels in $130 million deal Japanese hotels have attracted investors during tourism rush Blackstone Inc. has bought a Ritz-Carlton resort in Okinawa and is purchasing .

About 886,700 tourists visited Okinawa in the April to October period this year, a 12.5% increase from a year earlier, according to local government data. Japan saw ¥767 billion in hotel ...

Visiting Okinawa, I was struck by how much it didn't feel like I was in Japan. Not only are the vast majority of buildings made of concrete, but they are designed in a unique Okinawan way.