Why settle for a hotel when you can stay in a traditional Merchant's house in Japan for the same price? Stepping inside felt like a time travel experience, complete with heated floors and a katana in ...

Craftsman on the outside, Japanese on the inside, the unit provides serenity along with housing for mother, 72 ...

I used to think I thrived on fear when travelling: pushing limits, taking risks. But I had no idea. As soon as you become a ...

I’m a woman in my early 60s. I quit my job to look after my parents. My father is almost fully bedridden, and my mother has ...

OSAKA—An eviction order was carried out in Osaka’s Kamagasaki district, the largest town for day laborers in Japan, eliciting ... blue plastic sheets and futon. The demolition work and the ...

Like Rip Van Winkle who saw a changed world after his 20-year nap — Frank Green, 80, Aberdeen resident on his first visit to Seattle in 51 years, saw a thriving metropolis instead of the small ...

PlanetSKI’s 5-week trip to Japan is set to be a belter. An untold number of new resorts in the plan, from the well-known ones ...

Four Seasons Hotel Osaka blends traditional Japanese aesthetics with contemporary luxury. Sophie Harper flew out to find out ...

Japan is to freeze voluntary funding for a United Nations’ women’s rights panel over its recommendation that Japan’s male-only imperial succession rule should be revised from gender-equality ...

Escape the crowds and visit 3 of Japan’s lesser-known treasures: Taketomi Island’s beaches, Yamaguchi’s history and Nasu’s ...

Japanese collectors spent billions on European paintings during the bubble economy of the 1980s. Officials today hope to ...

Tourism, climate goals, and animal rights concerns are sparking a plant-based renaissance in a country famous for sushi and ...