Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Travelers who stray off the beaten path in Japan can find quiet moments in nature, fresh cuisine and immersive cultural ...

Professor Chris McMorran teaches Japanese studies at the National University of Singapore, where his work focuses on serious and important topics like labor, gender and marginalized communities. But ...

TOKYO and GIFU, Japan — The mileage my sneakers earned on my first full day in Tokyo was 12.4 miles, and impressively, some of my gum wrappers logged just as much. As one of the world's largest cities ...

The lack of public trash cans is a leading inconvenience for foreign visitors in Japan, according to a tourism survey. Public trash bins were largely removed from places like subway stations because ...