China has moved a buoy it had installed inside Japan's exclusive economic zone near the Tokyo-controlled, Beijing-claimed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, in an apparent gesture to improve ...

Japan Coast Guard (JCG) on Wednesday confirmed that a Chinese buoy that was installed in Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is no longer there. The buoy had been floating in the area since July ...

Nearly half of marriages in Japan are sexless. Why does intimacy disappear, especially in international couples?

Creation legends and folk tales swirl like snow and leaves across the protected landscapes of Japan. This selection of four ...

In the final days of World War II, an American soldier named Joseph "Benny" Kasser found an abandoned Japanese sword on a ...

A new holistic wellness tour has launched in Japan’s subtropical and southernmost prefecture, Okinawa, which is widely ...

Okinawa Adventures has launched a wellness tour in its namesake prefecture, one of only five 'Blue Zones' where people live ...

When I was a kid, I was fascinated by a traditional katana my grandfather had brought home from Japan in 1945. Years later, I ...

It's no coincidence that the Japanese have one of the highest life expectancies on the planet and that many of their cities are considered the safest and most organized. How do they do it? Beyond ...

Down here most people live to 90 and a lot to 100. It’s about no stress, good food and families being together’ ...

EATING fish can keep you young, according to a study that found Omega-3 has anti-ageing effects. But combined with two other ...

With the introduction of the solar calendar in modern Japan, Lunar New Year celebrations have lost its place as a major event ...