Tokyo and Kyoto are Japan hotspots that remain popular with travelers, but they represent only a small part of what the ...

The Kuramae district in Japan’s largest city was once filled with warehouses. Now, it’s a haven for artist studios and ...

As most travelers know, Tokyo is huge. The city is urban sprawl at its most overwhelming, making finding the best places to eat, shop, see, let alone sleep, a downright chore. The city is broken up ...

A magnitude 5.9 quake jolted Japan on Sunday, catching sleeping residents off guard—weeks after a stronger quake displaced tens of thousands.

Tokyo reigns supreme in Japan’s ramen world. Sure, Sapporo has its rich miso ramen and Fukuoka has some of the best creamy tonkotsu pork ramen, but Tokyo has it all: rich and funky niboshi ramen made ...

Last month, a magnitude 7.1 quake struck the Kumamoto area on Japan's southernmost island of Kyushu, killing 38 people and injuring 364. It also destroyed more than 1,500 buildings and damaged nearly ...