Tekigaiso hosted meetings that helped set Japan's course during World War II. But with an extensive renovation taking place, how much of its story is set to be told?
A plan to redevelop the capital's Meiji Jingu Gaien park and its sporting venues has drawn ire from people who want the area's trees to be spared.
The nation’s penchant for online anonymity and well-established love of virtual idols could boost adoption, but early attempts offer cautionary tales.
Much has changed since the country’s first railway line between Tokyo and Yokohama laid the foundation for a world-renowned network of trains to be created.
Satoko Kishimoto is a breath of fresh air in local politics. But can she bring about change?
Entrepreneurs see an opportunity in Japan’s abandoned properties as businesses try to change them from liabilities into assets.
Justin McCurry gets readers up to speed on the gritty sport of keirin, Japan's premier cycling competition.
Even though the weather conditions during the original games schedule were not as bad as they could have been, experts caution that it’s a dangerous time of year for outdoor sports.
There are days when Makiko Ishikawa can barely breathe. Indeed, the 62-year-old Tokyoite has been short of breath for decades. In the early 1970s, she began feeling the effects of the miasma of vehicle exhaust along Shin-Ome Road, which ran by her home in ...
The launch of a pager known as the Pocket Bell marked the birth of texting and mobile communications in Japan.
