A heated race is currently underway in Japan. The prize? The honour of being crowned the Japanese secondary capital. With Japanese lawmakers approving a bill to designate at least one more destination ...

Japan is one of the world’s largest economies and a key destination and source country for foreign direct investment. Its cities each have their own industrial strengths, and in order – from the ...

Most visitors opt for taking ‘the golden route’, spending most of their time in the iconic cities of Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka, which has sparked a pushback in these spots against overtourism. This voice ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Grace Cheng, a 22-year-old travel blogger based in the US, has visited Japan 11 times. Cheng has a soft spot for cultural ...

Aging societies and population decline have been on the rise globally, but in Japan, the situation has been exacerbated ten-fold. A staggering 36.21 million people, or 28.9% of the populace, are 65 ...

Japan has long captivated travelers. But many of its most famous qualities — from the cuisine to the country's nationwide culture of civility — can initially be befuddling for outsiders too. To help ...