Now ubiquitous in many of Japan’s 9,000 stations, the first eki stamp appeared in 1931 at Fukui station near the Sea of Japan coast, where stationmaster Kanichi Tominaga hit upon the idea of a ...

These themed trains in Japan include Pikachu, Hello Kitty, dinosaurs, and one specially dedicated to drinking sake.

Star Wars Celebration 2025 was a big show filled with some exciting announcements from that galaxy far, far away, including Star Wars: Starfighter starring Ryan Gosling, a new Darth Maul series, a ...

TOKYO — The new U.S. ambassador to Japan arrived in Tokyo on Friday and ... America’s $40 trillion national debt, he said, makes the country "unsustainable and that’s the end of our economy ...

A Tokyo museum presenting Japan's perspective on its territorial disputes has reopened after renovations, hoping to draw more young visitors. The National Museum of Territory and Sovereignty features ...

Arrivals of foreign visitors for business and leisure reached 3.5 million last month, bringing the total through the first quarter to 10.54 million, data from the Japan National Tourism ...

A majority of National Grid’s unionized workers on Long Island voted to approve a four-year contract that provides them with 4% annual wage increases, the union said Monday. The vote tallied ...

A law to provide financial support to people suffering from asbestos-linked diseases took effect in Japan in 2006.

The two discussed how Japan is particularly well-positioned to develop AI, given its leadership in robotics and industrial manufacturing, Huang told reporters after the meeting. But he also said that ...

According to statistics from the Japan National Tourism Organization, the number of foreign visitors plummeted between 2020 and 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic but rebounded sharply in 2023.