TOKYO -- A live event gathering artists born in 1966 -- the year of the Fire Horse in the Chinese zodiac calendar, which occurs only once every 60 yea･･･

Japan’s AI diplomacy in Central Asia prioritises institution-building over infrastructure, reshaping governance norms through quiet administrative integration.

As one of the world's biggest cities, Tokyo may seem daunting to first-time visitors, but these neighborhoods make it easy to discover the best it has to offer.

The phenomenon of listening bars originated in Japan — and in frenetic Tokyo they offer a unique way to switch off, wind down and find inner peace.

Experts say the 15.1 per cent figure is striking and a reminder that women are not the only targets of molestation on public transport.

A Vision 60 robodog operates alongside Japan Ground Self-Defense Force troops at Narashino Training Area outside Tokyo, Jan. 11, 2026. (Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes) NARASHINO TRAINING AREA, Japan — Japanese soldiers showed off doglike robots during airborne training alongside troops from the United States and 13 other nations Sunday.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will host South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in her hometown on Tuesday, in a summit meant to stabilize ties between the two sometime-rivals as Japan's worries about Chinese power in Asia grows.

'I love Tokyo. If I had to eat only in one city for the rest of my life, Tokyo would be it,' Anthony Bourdain once said. Young people are taking his advice to heart.

The problems in Japan may expand elsewhere.