It's more than a love language allergy. With the cherry blossoms unfurling throughout the city, Tokyo basks in the most romantic season of the year. Yet this city is a world away from Paris, where ...

Shinzo Abe, then prime minister of Japan, popped out of a giant green pipe dressed as Mario, a character from the Super Mario ...

TOKYO - Walking in the quiet neighborhood, you begin to wonder whether you’re in the right place. The building isn’t marked, and the address is gatekept unless you’ve secured a reservation. Inside, a ...

The couple’s recent appearance on a Japanese television show generated considerable buzz and discussion among the public.

Every four years, athletes across the world converge for the World Baseball Classic. While the United States’ legacy in baseball is storied, one of its fiercest rivals on the international stage is ...

Every year for the last 13 years, Japan’s population has shrunk. The country has one of the lowest birth rates in the world, and not enough babies are being born to replace an aging population; Japan ...

When I shared my previous piece on why Japan’s birthrate has been declining, some readers left similar comments as follows: It’s impossible to force people to fall in love and have children. Japanese ...