Usually you have to head to the store to see your options for this win-win-win Japanese shopping custom, but Starbucks has made it extra-easy.

Ichiran usually sells three types of lucky bags, with this year’s prices being: ● The smallest, Ume (“plum”), at 9,000 yen (US$57.87) ● The medium size, Take (“bamboo”), at 12,000 yen ● And the ...

And though they may not be quite as speedy as the Shinkansen, a number of JR Kyushu’s special limited express trains are also getting Mario makeovers: the Relay Kamome, Kasasagi, Kirameki, Midori, and ...

Mr. Sato heads to one of Japan’s biggest Chinatowns to see how things are following China’s travel advisory.

When the data is broken down by skill set, the scores show a wide gap in Japanese English learners’ ability to understand the language versus being capable of expressing themselves in it, along with ...

Fast food chain's first-ever Christmas restaurant serves to break away from the nation's fried chicken tradition.

Fast food chain’s first-ever Christmas restaurant serves to break away from the nation’s fried chicken tradition.

The Ninniku Garlic the One-Pounder is a burger so pungent they garlic-named it twice.

Stories in Shire Hige’s Cream Puff Factory tag.

This creates the very unusual situation of Kirby providing food instead of consuming it.

When you start scarfing down on Cup Noodles, obviously you’re in the mood for ramen. However, there’s something other than the noodles in that cup that also get fans really excited: the mystery meat.

We assess the political fallout at one of Tokyo’s biggest tourist hotspots.