Annual study shows fewer ramen joints went bankrupt in 2025, but that doesn’t mean everything is fine and dandy for the industry.

Sapporo’s Snow Festival has become world-famous, and its snow sculptures are undeniably amazing sights to see. It lasts for only a week, though, which is a pretty narrow window in which to both find ...

A fantasy realm of sculpted ice appears every year in Chitose and lasts for weeks..

A fantasy realm of sculpted ice appears every year in Chitose and lasts for weeks..

It’s that time of year again when love hearts start appearing in stores and people’s thoughts turn to romance in the lead-up to Valentine’s Day. Over at Starbucks, the season of love has been dialled ...

And each time, these plush toys felt like Village Vanguard was subtly trying to tell us, “Try to find a place to put THIS, jackass.” This time, however, we got a perfectly pleasant and extremely cute ...

With the change in the legal age of adulthood in Japan, even Japanese people are confused about when and how to celebrate this milestone.

In Japan, the second Monday of every January is a public holiday called “ Seijin no Hi ” (“ Coming of Age Day “), where new adults who turn 20 (or 18 in some cities) in the year leading up to 1 April ...

It sounds like the worst Pokémon ever, but it’s actually an important medical breakthrough that will benefit humans.

Popcorn with espresso is the new must-try drink of the year.

Annual survey shows nearly a 70-percent increase in two years for number of Japanese women giving chocolate on Valentine’s Day.

Yes, even in 2026 you can still get arrested if you don’t follow a law originally enacted to keep ex-samurai in line.