Go off the tourist track and into the heart of Japan. Here are 10 hidden gems to visit in Japan, according to a local.

In Japan, thousands of kimonos are gathering dust in people’s closets — or worse, ending up in the trash. One startup is transforming these unwanted kimonos into everyday apparel, in a bid to reduce ...

Century-old Tokyo geisha festival revives dying art The geishas glide with measured steps across a wooden stage, offering a glimpse of a long-misunderstood tradition that is becoming a rare sight in ...

Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss the company's autonomous ambitions, and the chief executive's thoughts on his politics involvements. In this episode I re-styled the big Japanese ...

Fans of Japanese cooking and craft will delight in Mirukashi Salon. Unveiled in October in the Kyushu countryside, the new space provides a permanent base for Prairie Stuart-Wolff’s series of ...

Noodles Noodles are often served during the Lunar New Year as they represent longevity. The Chinese dish is called just that, Longevity Noodles, and is often made with egg noodles. Try a Japanese ...

From the late 19th century, however, Japan's department stores began to import ornaments and decorations ... in Japanese Christmas displays. "Australian Christmas is like Japanese New Year ...

Kadomatsu are displayed in many places to celebrate the New Year. Note: Kadomatsu decorations are made from ... outside homes and office buildings. Japanese original Easy Japanese news is taken ...

As a Tokyo-based dietitian, I’ve found a wealth of wellness inspirational ideas in Japanese culture ... and discover another culture. Happy New Year to all and wishing you and your loved ones your ...

When it comes to Japanese TV, the year didn’t belong exclusively to ... there is now plenty of space for new ideas to flourish. In 2020, Netflix got serious about offering high quality ...

We're talking with Kim Kahan about the Japanese new year, Oshogatsu ... And I hope our show, Dive in Tokyo, will give you new ideas for exploring and perhaps inspire you to find new depths ...

On an index card kept in an overflowing box labeled “IDEAS,” he inscribed the Helen ... family history to describing traditional Japanese New Year’s meals to explaining the history of ...