Uchiyama Seichi began re-evaluating his life in 2011. In March of that year, the Tohoku Earthquake struck off the northeast coast of Japan and triggered a tsunami that killed more than 20,000 people.

Every month, Japanese tourists join local residents to fling small balls containing bacteria and yeast into the Ala Wai canal that defines the northern edge of Waikīkī. These so-called “genki balls” ...

SEOUL, July 24 (Reuters) - Japanese citizens angry at South Korea's role in a diplomatic row over their wartime history that has spilled into trade have found some unlikely allies: South Korean ...

For at least a year, Japanese authorities have been vying for a bigger spot in the booming international art market. They have worked to make it easier for galleries to transact at art fairs and free ...

" a popular TV show in Asia. It culminates with a visit to a lonely corner of the cellar. A camera is left in this seemingly deserted section of the 19th-century building. A low, eerie, disembodied ...

There's little love for Las Vegas in Washington, D.C., lately with politicians beating up Sin City's kind of fun to score pious points with the people. But like a star with a faded Q-rating, Las Vegas ...

2004-11-12 04:00:00 PDT Tokyo-- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger paused for the cameras before putting a bite of coriander-crusted tuna into his mouth, and the room lit up with the same kind of flashes that ...

TOKYO — Japan got a taste of North Korean marketing Wednesday when the isolated Communist state kicked off a publicity campaign designed to lure tourists to its two-month “Arirang” festival. In a rare ...