Japan doesn’t hand visitors a list of dos and don’ts, but there are certain expectations associated with tourists. Most are learned through routine rather than warnings, which is why some travelers ...

Japan is one of those destinations that seems to go viral again and again. Scroll through travel videos or social media posts, and you'll see endless lists of things to do or things to avoid when ...

You’ve got your JR Pass, your hotel booked, and you’ve practiced “arigatou” in the mirror. But Japan is more than sushi and neon signs. It runs on unspoken cultural codes, and most travelers miss them ...

Japanese whisky isn’t yet one hundred years old. The country set up its first proper whisky distillery in 1923. And from then until this year, there were zero codified rules about what exactly ...

TOKYO, April 27 (Reuters) - Japan is moving to tighten the criteria for submitting shareholder proposals, signalling a growing backlash from companies frustrated by intensifying pressure from activist ...

Japan's eight decades of pacifism looks to be dismantling since Sanae Takaichi became Prime Minister in October 2025 Japan has relaxed decades-old restrictions on its arms exports, clearing the way ...