JEF United Chiba spent 17 seasons in Japan’s second division before winning promotion back to J1. On Friday, August 21, they ...

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The JR Keiyo Line is the most direct route from central Tokyo to Makuhari. Charge a Suica or Pasmo card before race day to ...

From littering to photographing geisha without permission, here are Japan's 2026 tourist fines and what triggers them.

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Ghost of Tsushima brought it global fame, but Tsushima has stood for centuries as Japan's edge-of-empire island.

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Tokyo's 2026 summer festivals and fireworks guide: dates, times, and locations for major matsuri and hanabi around the city.

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In Kouri, Okinawa, a couple runs Japan's only Fijian restaurant, blending the flavors and culture of two shores into one menu ...

Several notable Japanese books in translation in the last few years have come from non-traditionally “Japanese” perspectives. This year alone, Li Kotomi’s Solo Dance, about a queer Taiwanese woman ...

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