You could hop from city to city, kids in tow, frantically ticking off Japan’s main sights. But here’s why three weeks of ...

The documentary (pictured), which hit BBC iPlayer last night, tells the incredible story of 1998 Japanese show Susunu!Denpa Shonen, or Do Not Proceed, Crazy Youth.

3. ‘Can’t allow this to continue’: Japan’s tax-free tourist shopping under fire People walk along Nakamise shopping street in Tokyo’s Asakusa area. Photo: Kyodo ...

People visit a shopping street in Asakusa district near Sensoji Temple, a popular tourist location in Tokyo, during the last day of “Golden Week” holiday on May 6. Photo: AFP ...

Japan's fertility rate also declined, falling to 1.15 expected births per woman—down from 1.2 in 2023. A rate of 2.1 is widely considered the replacement threshold for a stable population ...

The Yomiuri Shimbun An image of Myaku-Myaku made with about 800 pots of hydrangeas is seen at Mimuroto Temple in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture. The Yomiuri Shimbun 12:44 JST, June 5, 2025 UJI, Kyoto – A ...

The Yomiuri Shimbun Hydrangea pots are seen in Nagasaki. The Yomiuri Shimbun 16:32 JST, June 4, 2025 NAGASAKI — Pots of colorful hydrangea plants are lined up around Megane Bridge in Nakashima River ...