Step aboard Japan’s iconic bullet train, the Shinkansen, for a high-speed journey like no other. This vlog takes you on a ...

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Tokyo is 14 hours ahead for those who live on the east coast of the U.S., which means you can watch the race live on Saturday night. The Tokyo Marathon will be streamed live on FloTrack starting at 7 ...

Lauren Rose Kocher, now 39, grew up in Indiana and became fascinated with Japan as a kid. She studied Japanese in college and has built her career — and started a family — in Japan. As CEO of a ...

Japan arrived at this year’s Berlinale with nine films in selection and the wind at its back — “Demon Slayer” and “Chainsaw Man” still fresh in the box office record books, Cannes honors on the ...

There aren't any native lion or tiger populations living in Japan today, but this was not always the case. Fossil evidence indicates that at least one species of large cat roamed the archipelago ...

LIVIGNO, Italy — The United States quickly became a dominant power in snowboarding’s early years on the Olympic stage, shaping its stars and setting its standards. A redheaded California teenager was ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party secured a sweeping win in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, capturing about 316 seats in the 465-member lower house and ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s huge victory in Japan’s parliamentary election is likely to strengthen ties with the U.S., says WSJ Tokyo Bureau Chief Jason Douglas. Photo: Kyodonews/ZUMA Press ...

This story originally published in the September 1922 issue of National Geographic magazine. See more digitized stories from our archives here. Of all the poetic titles applied by the Japanese in ...

Sanae Takaichi, who has proved popular as the first woman to lead Japan as prime minister, was on course for a sweeping mandate after a snap election on Sunday. By Javier C. Hernández Reporting from ...

When Sara Dykstra pondered a milestone birthday on the horizon, she came up with a big ask. “For my 50th birthday, I want to go on a big trip with the kids,” she said. Her husband, Steve Cohn, saw ...