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 ...

A 64-year-old man was found collapsed with a knife stuck in his chest at his home in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, on Friday. In the same room, his 50-year-old wife was found bleeding from multiple ...

Japan a land where ancient traditions coexist seamlessly with cutting-edge modernity has become one of the most intriguing ...

Pilgrimages have been part of Japanese culture for over a thousand years. The UNESCO-listed Kumano Kodo is legendary among ...

For a long time, Mustafa has been living in Japan on "provisional release," and he currently works at demolition sites. He has been injured at work on many occasions, including by stepping on nails, ...

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

Another key point in the design of this residence is the flexibility of spaces, an essential characteristic of Japanese design ... of the living room as a large futon. "The use of natural ...

A 73-year-old resident of this west Japan city who kept an alligator in his home for over 40 years misses his longtime buddy ...

Here, you’ll find a collection of 21 rooms and suites that put a modern spin on ryokan accommodations, complete with tatami mats, Japanese futons, and deep stone tubs. Yukata are also ...

and Shuzenji is home to one of Japan’s best: Asaba (from £1,270; asaba-ryokan.com). Check into a tatami-floored room – with futon beds looking out over a koi pond fringed with trees – then ...