While the Philadelphia Eagles smashed the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX in February, two teams in Japan fought for the title in their own tournament, known as the Rice Bowl. These foes might not draw as many people in for the game,

Following the advice of Zen masters, Jon Stollenmeyer endured months of rejection before finally getting his foot in the sliding door.

“In 2030, we want the goal to [reach] 60 million people. … We will make an effort to increase [and] welcome more tourists from international countries. So that’s why we decided to invest in the local area. Other than Kyoto, Tokyo, Hiroshima, Osaka, we hope to encourage tourist [s] to visit these destinations,” said Asano.

This sprawling, decentralized art event brings together classical and contemporary art from across Asia in auctions, exhibitions and more.

A group of high school students from Japan called for the abolition of nuclear weapons Wednesday in New York, where a meeting of signatories to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is underway.

The Government of Japan even took the rare action last month of pleading with Australians to venture beyond the “Golden Triangle” of Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka. It had hoped this would ease the strain on the stunning country. However, more needs to be done ...

Japan will not attend a U_N_ conference on the treaty banning nuclear weapons, a top government official in Tokyo said Monday, noting U_S_ nuclear deterrence is crucial to the country's security and that its participation would send the "wrong message.