I'm an American who lived in Japan for about six years until I started to feel lonely and lost. I sold my house in Tokyo and traveled around Europe until I fell in love with the Netherlands. I used a ...

Savvy Tokyo's resident "Love in Japan" columnist, Hilary Keyes, answers anonymous questions from readers on everything from dating in Japan to women's health issues. Dear Hilary — I am getting older ...

Discover how to live inexpensively in Japan, focusing on minimal food costs. Explore practical insights and tips for ...

The first thing I learned about Japan was that the summers are hot. Extremely hot and extremely humid. I learned this in August 2022 the hard way—pushing an overweight suitcase and backpack up steep ...

The oceans in and around Japan are believed to contain roughly 1,500 kinds of seaweed, which have long been a staple of Japanese cuisine. Depending on the region and the climate, you can find many ...

I was bewildered that The Tale of Genji had such a hold on me at this particular moment: It is a wild, confounding work that many consider to be the first novel ever written, by a mysterious woman ...

Chance meeting brings unlikely pair who show regular 'affection' to each other together; couple now run a marriage agency.

When I woke up in the morning, my only thought was about how to get food. I never thought the country was bad,’ the defector says.

The number of people in Japan aged 100 or older has risen to a record high of nearly 100,000, its government has announced.