Average life expectancy for both Japanese men and women fell for the second consecutive year in 2022, a health ministry survey showed. The figure for women came to 87.09 years. For men, it was 81.05 ...

"Otoko wa Tsurai yo" is one of Japan’s longest-running film series. Following the life of Tora-san, a wandering peddler who never quite manages to get the happy ending he yearns for, the series’ title ...

Four major Japanese life insurance companies will stop transferring employees to agents and banks on loan for insurance sales following scandals involving such workers, people familiar with the matter ...

In March 2012, consummate scholar and translator of Japanese literature Donald Keene, born in 1922, took Japanese citizenship at the age of 89. He currently lives in the north of Tokyo. Among his ...

Emperor Tenmu (r. 673–686) was a devout Buddhist who in 675 banned the consumption of animal meat—including cattle, horses, dogs, chickens, and monkeys—launching a policy that continued in some form ...

The National Museum of Japanese History boasts a vast collection that traces everyday life and culture through Japan's history.Andy and Shaula will travel through time to explore life, culture, and ...