The local government in Japan’s Mie prefecture is preparing to introduce the country’s first local ordinance that penalises abusive behaviour by customers toward workers. The proposed law aims to ...

The 67-year-old is symbolic of efforts by the western Japanese city of Matsuyama in Ehime Prefecture, long known primarily ...

Don’t freak out when you try to board a flight to this southwestern Japanese prefecture and the destination on the ticket says “Hello Kitty” — you’re definitely on the right plane. Oita, a scenic ...

A tsunami is observed off Japan's Iwate and Aomori prefectures in Pacific Ocean after a powerful earthquake, News.Az reports, citing Kyodo.

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Japan is drowning in visitors. But two hours west in Kurashiki, the Edo period is intact, the canals are uncrowded and the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael Goldstein is a journalist and playwright based in Los Angeles. Among Western tourists planning to visit Japan, there is a ...

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