Japan has a host of awe-inspiring traditional festivals every year, some of which have been celebrated for centuries. Festivals, also known as matsuri, are steeped in tradition, offering visitors ...

Influenza infections are on the rise in Japan, and experts warn the figures suggest the country could be facing an unprecedented flu outbreak. The National Institute of Infectious Diseases and ...

Japan, stuck in a liquidity trap, faced a particularly deep economic crisis between 1991 and 2001. The country was actually experiencing a liquidity trap: It seemed like everything Japan’s ...

Mosques were once a rare sight in Japan, but no longer. The latest, Masjid Istiqlal Osaka, opened in Osaka’s Nishinari Ward last year. It is housed in a former factory building.

2019 marks the end of the Heisei era in Japan, which spanned 30 years. During the period, Japan became one of the world's most rapidly aging societies. Its population also began to shrink in 2010.

It is a problem most skiers and snowboarders would pay to have. Japan, long revered as a powder Mecca, has faced a chilling reality in recent years: warming winters, diminished snowfall ...

Taliban officials arrived in Japan on Feb. 16 at the invitation of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation. The private-sector think tank said it expects them to “foster a broad vision for future nation ...