Meiji-era prostitutes, whose names are etched in stone, find a voice in a new book by Georgina Challen and Yoshiko Nakano.

Japan is very special to me ... you may miss out on the tranquillity of Meiji shrine in Shibuya, fail to enjoy the hustle and bustle of shopping district Ginza and even leave the city without ...

Filling Ash’s shoes will always be a difficult task ... revisits the swordsman Himura Kenshin’s exploits in Meiji-era Japan to help people in need. After living a life as a political assassin ...

As the vibrant capital of Japan, Tokyo pulsates with an energy that is truly unparalleled ... Kinji offers a wide selection of second hand clothing, shoes, and accessories — you really can spend hours ...

The Meiji government said “Japanese” people had to be protected, even though at that time the Ryukyu kingdom was still not considered a part of Japan. Japanese troops took revenge by ...

TOKYO, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Japan's economy grew faster than expected ... headline number suggests," Kazutaka Maeda, an economist at Meiji Yasuda Research Institute, said. The annualised increase ...

Leading cartoonists in Japan joined forces to renovate a Meiji-Era (1868-1912) Western-style house in Tokyo into a manga-themed attraction. The building, called the Former Residence of Theodora ...

Though it recovered in the second half of the year, Japan’s economy barely grew in 2024 as a depreciated yen fueled inflation and strained households. By River Akira Davis and Hisako Ueno ...