The country’s objects and ideas, including matcha and emojis, that have had an outsize influence on the world.

From Hello Kitty to Pikachu, the country changed what the world considers adorable. But do these characters represent joy — ...

Celebrates the world’s most unique tea houses, from Melbourne to Stockholm, with a new book by Wallpaper’s Léa Teuscher ...

Owners call it Portland’s first cafe inspired by Japanese animation and the cultural phenomenon that surrounds it.

The Roost, which currently only has afternoon reservations remaining, will offer standard brunch as well as waffles and pancakes, baked ham, roasted salmon, chicken picatta, stuffed beef tenderloin, ...

Giraudou Laurent/Moment/Getty Images Generations of travelers to Paris would agree that there is no greater entryway into ...

Thompson's disappearance is as notorious a Malaysian mystery as MH370 - and attracts just as many conspiracy theories.

Being a shop owner is a lot of hard work. You’re competing against massive conglomerates and local stores for a very limited ...

Bopomofo, a popular Taiwanese boba tea shop based in San Gabriel, will open a new location at Downtown Disney called Bopo Go (stylized as Bopo Go!). The new shop was announced on the Disney Parks ...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a social-media post that Trump has asked him to "open negotiations" with Japan's government following a "very constructive phone discussion." ...

Right now there are only about 90 7-Elevens in Japan with fresh-brewed tea, primarily in either the Tokyo area or Hokkaido Prefecture. As luck would have it, one of those stores is the Shinjuku ...

Last week, six young women were having tea and biscuits in the Quaker meeting house in Westminster. Twenty police officers forced open the door and arrested them on conspiracy charges. Had the police ...