The American presence in Japan now extends far beyond the fast-food franchises, chain stores and pop-culture offerings that are ubiquitous the world over. A long-standing obsession with things ...

Director Yuji Dan brings a decades-old project to a close with his portrayal of a young man coming of age amid turmoil in the ...

Japan's climate varies significantly from north to south, making it home to diverse forests. These forests have been an intrinsic part of Japanese culture since time immemorial.

More than 150 works including paintings, drawings and prints from the 19th and 20th centuries, are now on show in Japan in ...

Interviewing director Mark Gill about his feature “Ravens,” which debuts in Japanese theaters March 28, was a peculiar experience for me because I’m in the film. Well, the back of my head is ...

Booze-fuelled blunders involving delicate personal data have sparked debate in Japan over alcohol's place in its work culture, as well as the country's stubbornly analogue bureaucracy. During a ...