Rui Takahashi came out as gay on September 29, becoming one of the few openly gay men in Japanese professional sports. His announcement highlights the gap between growing LGBTQ+ inclusion efforts and ...

Mars Japan has just unleashed a wild campaign for Snickers candy, a “first-person shooter” game collaborating with Mandy ...

Gretchen lives in Tohoku and loves the quieter side of Japan including Zen, nature and local crafts. She is currently getting ...

Here is what's happening across Tokyo for the month of September. Check out exhibitions, festivals, events and more!

There is an old adage that warns: "You should never meet your heroes." The fear, of course, is that the human reality will ...

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In an exclusive interview, Ken Watanabe reflects on nearly quitting acting, surviving leukemia twice, Broadway and Japan's ...

Lady Gaga stars in a new FamilyMart recruitment campaign as the Japanese convenience store chain promotes diversity, ...

GTO returns with a new 2026 live-action series, with Takashi Sorimachi reprising his titular 1998 role. How does it hold up?

Located side by side near Sapporo Station, these sister hotels offer two distinct takes on a stay in Hokkaido’s capital.

In this week's news roundup, we report on Shin Ohashi and his triumph at an Asian Games that gets off to a rocky start.

In this week’s news roundup, we report on Lawson’s new ¥297 bentos and what they say about changing consumer habits in Japan.