In his new memoir "Things Become Other Things," photographer and essayist Craig Mod contemplates the power of a long walk to ...

For those looking for an escape into a unique and spectacular wilderness, Japan’s islands of Kyushu and Yakushima offer plenty.

Looking for day trip options within a two-hour drive of Tokyo? These destinations offer many architectural, cultural, and ...

A bill passed through the Senate on Thursday that will allow a tiny car, known as a kei car, on some Colorado roads.

Megumu Gomi, left, and his wife, Megumi, pose outside D-13, a cafe they founded in an old flat house used as service member ...

Use this guide to discover things to do, see, and where to eat in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, a hub for Japanese American ...

Join National Geographic photographer Jonathan Irish on a journey through Tokyo, Japan, capturing the city's vibrant food ...

The prospect of snatching up one of Japan’s abandoned homes is a well-trod exercise in “what if,” but reviving a dilapidated ...

Young women across Japan are leaving their rural hometowns bound for Tokyo in search of improved job prospects.

A runaway Shiba Inu was safely captured on a highway near Tokyo on April 29, thanks to cooperation from drivers and ...

Six Japanese food professionals — including four acclaimed chefs — took on what seemed to all of them like a near-impossible ...

The Kansai Pavilion, which features exhibits from nine prefectures in the Kansai region — Shiga, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama ...