The city plans to use the additional revenue from the tax in areas such as improving infrastructure and repairing cultural ...

KYOTO—Rising temperatures blessed many places around Japan this weekend, including Kyoto, where Kawazu cherry blossoms have ...

Myanmar nationals living in Japan were frantically seeking word of loved ones back home following the huge earthquake there.

Audiences were treated to a final rehearsal for the annual month-long "Miyako Odori" dance performance by geisha and "maiko" ...

The first blossoms of the season popped open last week in Tokyo. At the Yasukuni Shrine, a lone Somei Yoshino tree revealed ...

Many first-time visitors head to the former capital, but try peaceful Yamaguchi for seasonal cherry blossom, temples and tea ...

Kyoto hotel tax is set to rise tenfold by 2026, with luxury stays facing steep increases as the city aims to manage its ...

April in Kansai bursts with color and excitement. Alongside cherry blossom festivals and seasonal traditions, you'll also ...

KYOTO, Japan, March 31, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NIDEC CORPORATION (TOKYO: 6594; OTC US: NJDCY) and NIDEC PRECISION CORPORATION ("NIDEC PRECISION" or the "Company") announced today that, at a ...

The cherry blossom season announcement comes just a day after Japan witnessed its first bloom of the year in the southwestern ...