After traveling around Japan for nearly a year, I've loved visiting Miyajima, Sapporo, and Hakone over tourist hot spots like ...

An Australian woman has given birth to identical quadruplet girls after a pregnancy doctors described as incredibly rare.

Shoko Kawata, mayor of Yawata, is the country’s first sitting mayor to take maternity leave, a decision that has drawn ...

A popular princess drives support for having a female Japanese Emperor. But the country's first female prime minister opposes ...

Curious about Japanese beauty standards? Learn what Japan really values in beauty, how it compares to the West, and what's ...

Nature has long shaped Japanese culture, and nowhere is this more evident than in its baby names. Inspired by the changing ...

Japan may have its first ever female prime minister, but her government’s attempts to avoid a royal succession crisis are ...

Determining the most beautiful woman in the world is obviously a bit controversial and up for debate. As the adage goes: ...

And while its capital, Tokyo, is a must-visit for first-timers, Japan has so much more to offer travelers of all types, from cherry blossoms to white sand beaches to soothing onsen (hot spring spas).

A 2025 survey was conducted by MLIT on the number of toilet fixtures in men’s and women’s restrooms. When the total number of men’s fixtures is set to 1.0, the ratio of women’s toilet fixtures is ...

A popular Japanese ranking site unveils which yuri (girls' love) anime titles are the greatest representatives of the genre.

Olympia Le-Tan’s fashion career has taken her from Chanel to the world of Sukeban. Olympia Le-Tan’s fashion career has taken her from Chanel to the world of Sukeban. Hair and makeup artists style the ...