In Japan, press clubs known as ‘Kisha Clubs’ dominate the media landscape – often printing what they are told by state officials in exchange for access to high-level sources and press conferences.Despite […]

A new electronic game in Japan has the country addicted to “chasing cats.” CNN’s Manisha Tank reports.

Japanese officials have confirmed that a man set himself on fire on a bullet train bound for the western city of Osaka from Tokyo. Two people are feared dead.

Japanese robots Frois and Yukirin officially tied the knot in Tokyo, Saturday, at Japan’s first ever robot wedding.

With a Japanese mother and African American father, Ariana Miyamoto has become the first bi-racial woman to be crowned Miss Japan. The question of whether a person of mixed race should be […]

US officials have told Okinawa’s governor that American troops will remain on the Japanese island despite mass protest rallies. The governor, in his turn, had pledged to continue his anti-base campaign

The video comes from the Japan Red Cross Society, and is part of its Cross Now! initiative. The campaign’s goal is to create greater awareness of the way our interactions with others, […]

School lunch in Japan is about more than just providing kids with a nutritious and tasty meal; another aim is to foster healthy eating habits that will benefit them throughout life. An […]

Greater Tokyo is the largest city in the world. Home to over 35 million people, the city is built on a floodplain interlaced with more than 100 rivers and it is also […]

The Japanese prime minister, Shinzo Abe, has arrived in the United States for a week-long visit focusing on trade and defence ties.Abe is expected to become the first Japanese leader to address […]