Ginzan Onsen, a hot spring town in the Yamagata region, is now limiting daytrippers in the winter season. Its dark wood ...

Travelling isn’t just about moving from one place to another. It’s about immersion – stepping into the rhythm of a new culture, tasting flavours unknown, and experiencing life through a different lens ...

From Tokyo to Kyoto, award-winning architect learns first-hand how embracing change honors the past and the future ...

We take a look at why, and how long it will take before the airport disappears. Kansai Airport was built to relieve overcrowding at the first airport in Osaka’s Itami Airport (ITM). With nowhere left ...

Take tours around the bay, eat the freshest catches of the day and explore the streets of this historic fishing village to your heart’s content. Don’t expect to see any convenience stores in town, and ...

It has been a long and challenging road for Naomi Osaka to regain her title-winning form. The four-time Grand Slam champion battled injuries before missing most of the 2023 WTA season after giving ...

TOKYO – The Japanese city of Osaka on Jan 27 imposed a smoking ban on public streets as part of efforts to become more visitor-friendly ahead of the 2025 World Expo. Around 160 countries and ...

Osaka is often celebrated for its bustling districts like Dotonbori and the thrills of Universal Studios Japan. But hold your sushi sticks – There’s a whole side to this vibrant city that even some ...

Members of the media viewed the Japanese government pavilion ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, for the first time on Sunday. The EXPO is scheduled to run for six months ...

Ethiopia’s Workenesh Edesa successfully defended her title at the Osaka Women’s Marathon, a World Athletics Platinum Label road race, on Sunday (26). The course record-holder, who ran 2:18:51 when ...

People from Indonesia gather at Masjid Istiqlal Osaka, a mosque in Osaka's Nishinari Ward, to see a performance by children on July 13, 2024. (Mainichi/Kana Takagi) OSAKA -- Osaka has taken the ...