The Latest Breaking News from Tokyo

Amid rising overtourism in popular cities such as Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan has introduced a new way of encouraging travel to lesser-visited areas.

Tokyo’s annual Tori-no-ichi festival attracted large crowds at Ootori Shrine on Monday, with visitors buying traditional kumade rakes believed to bring prosperity.

Driver tried to flee on foot but was apprehended

Japanese media say that a car struck about 10 people in Tokyo on Monday, seriously injuring two of them, and the driver was arrested after fleeing the scene

Beijing says ‘shocking’ to see Tokyo sending wrong signal to Taiwan

Beijing and Tokyo are locked in a diplomatic row over Japanese prime minister’s remarks on Taiwan

Ashley Peters departed Los Angeles International Airport at the beginning of this year, less than one year after graduating from University of California, Irvine. The 23-year-old left behind four California jobs, including a full-time job at Lululemon (NASDAQ:LULU), to accept an English teaching position in Japan.

The officials met on Tuesday to ease tensions sparked by Takaichi’s remarks, but they failed to reach any breakthrough

Hollywood actor Brendan Fraser took classes to learn Japanese for his new movie Rental Family which was filmed in Tokyo.

Advisory comes after Beijing’s travel alert sparks mass cancellations of flights to Japan

Asian shares have tumbled, with benchmarks in Tokyo and Seoul sinking more than 3%, after Nvidia and other artificial-intelligence-related shares pulled U.S. stocks lower