Still searching for the perfect Japanese blade? You can cut it out now. As Food & Wine's Testing Editor, Jennifer's work focuses on finding the best tools for all sorts of cooks. She's vetted hundreds ...

Best universities in Japan 2026 Explore the top universities in Japan based on data collected for the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. The trusted rankings are put together using a ...

We've teamed up with legendary travel company Abercrombie & Kent to offer Curated Escapes, a collection of specialized trips custom-designed for our readers. Take off on a nine-day, small-group trip ...

Sales prices and asking rents in Japan continue to rise at varying rates, influenced by location and property type, as demographic shifts and regulatory changes reshape the market, further widening ...

On the flat top of a steep hill in a distant corner of northern Japan lies the tomb of an itinerant shepherd who, two millennia ago, settled down there to grow garlic. He fell in love with a farmer’s ...

A circa 1925 woodcut by Unpo Takashima depicts Tokyo's Ueno district ablaze. "Each new gust of wind," reported Joseph Dahlmann, a Jesuit priest who witnessed the calamity from a hilltop, "gave new ...

“Japan is standing on the verge of whether [it] can continue to function as a society.” While the Japanese government and people might not be against immigrants, Japan could provide them with better ...

Japanese laws can significantly impact foreign visitors. For example, foreigners are required to carry their original passport - not a copy. Since Japanese laws may differ from those in your home ...

As tremors shook the ground in parts of western Japan last Thursday, local and national government bodies leapt into action. Meteorologists gathered and issued a temporary tsunami advisory. A special ...

Japan’s meteorological agency on Thursday issued its first-ever “megaquake advisory.” The warning followed a 7.1-magnitude earthquake off the country’s southern coast. That raises the risk of an even ...