Beyond his creative work, Tomita is also a central figure in Madrid’s queer cultural landscape. He recently served as a judge ...

Let's be real here. Kyoto is dreamy, ancient, and full of narrow lanes lined with wooden teahouses where geiko and maiko ...

The Sada Abe case is one of Japan’s most infamous true crime stories. In 1936, Abe, a former geisha and maid, murdered her lover, businessman Kichizō Ishida, during an intense affair. The crime ...

Auberge Homachi Mikuniminato, a decentralized lodging facility located in the historic Mikuni Port area of Fukui Prefecture, ...

CARY-HIROYUKI Tagawa, the Japanese-American actor known for Mortal Kombat, The Last Emperor, Memoirs of a Geisha and The Man ...

Tokyo may be a futuristic metropolis, but its roots run deep in the 17th century when the city was known as Edo—then one of the world’s largest urban centers that flourished with commerce, ...

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Japan’s government says that the chances of a magnitude 8 earthquake have increased. Scientists can’t predict when one will ...

Fresh off her first solo state visit to Laos, Princess Aiko has become the face of a Japanese royal family facing ...

After being elected head of Japan’s ruling party, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s pledge to “work, work, work, work, work” ...

Brothels established in Niigata Prefecture for Allied occupation forces immediately after Japan's surrender in World War II ...