Bullet trains and planes were packed on Tuesday with people heading home on the final day of Japan's spring holiday period.

Periods including “fish emerge from the ice” in mid-February and “rainbows hide” in late November offer a framework for ...

Tokyo style has always thrived in the balance between structure and whimsy, but this season, it’s striking a new chord—and it ...

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba estimated Japan's spring leaf flush dates in recent years using data from the Second ...

When the hustle, bustle, and other non-rhyming but still fatiguing aspects of big city life start to be too much for your tastes, one of the best ways to relieve yourself of urban stress in Japan is ...

With last year's winner out, two veteran stayers face some up-and-coming 4-year-olds in the May 4 Tenno Sho (Spring) at Kyoto ...