As overtourism strains Japan’s major cities, Gifu Prefecture offers travelers a slower, more intimate way to experience the country’s culture.

Hatsune Miku is about to take over Tokyo in record-breaking fashion, with the city to debut “the largest Miku in history” during its New Year’s Eve show.

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Our critic Jason Farago shares what you shouldn’t miss in a bustling city that is best discovered at a leisurely pace.

Twin pandas at a Tokyo zoo are set to return to China in late January, leaving Japan without a panda for the first time in ...

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Tokyo may be a futuristic metropolis, but its roots run deep in the 17th century when the city was known as Edo—then one of the world’s largest urban centers that flourished with commerce, ...

Pandas have stood for friendship between China and Japan since 1972. But the last two are about to go, and a dispute over ...

A former Rockstar dev has revealed that a Grand Theft Auto game set in Tokyo was seriously discussed, alongside plans to take ...

The Grand Theft Auto franchise remains in America, but according to an ex Rockstar dev, the series almost made its way to ...

The yen traded near record lows against the euro and Swiss franc on Monday as the lack of hawkish signals from the Bank of Japan emboldened traders to sell the currency, even as Japanese officials ...