With inbound tourism to Japan rising by 30 percent annually from 2011 to 2015, the Japanese government has set an ambitious target of attracting 40 million overseas visitors by 2020 when the Olympic ...

The Japanese government has urged major social media operators to respond quickly to requests to remove false or misleading information related to the Feb 8 general election, stressing the importance ...

Since ancient times, the Japanese have believed that spirits inhabit every element of nature, finding life in all phenomena and treating it with reverence. This distinctive sensibility lives on in ...