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Basic water utility fees will be waived for residents of Tokyo this summer in an effort to limit the impact of extreme heat, ...
A dozen people have been taken to the hospital after a man used pepper spray at a shopping mall near Tokyo after an argument, according to police and media reports.
Since last summer rice prices have soared as supplies have fallen short of demand and the government has long paid farmers to ...
Japan-based restaurant chain Sushi Zanmai is opening its first U.S. location in Los Angeles’s Koreatown. Kiyoshi Kimura ...
Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines started a new service to Tokyo today. Travelers can score round-trip flights for as low ...
Even Japan’s famed yakuza gangs are subject to city laws and regulations.
The remark came in the midst of a rice shortage that has infuriated voters. “Frankly, my supporters give me quite a lot of ...
After decades of marketing work in Japan, Yoshi risked it all to start a Tennessee-themed sports bar because he’s so proud of the university.
That’s why the best etiquette tip I can give visitors is to be punctual. It requires no skill in the language, no understanding of the social hierarchy or one’s place in it, and no memorization of the ...