The Latest Breaking News from Tokyo

Luftgekhühlt has quickly become the show for Porsche lovers. The event, which started in Southern California over a decade ago, has now hosted gatherings across the US and ventured into Europe. But the show is set to take a big leap this year with the announcement of Luft Tokyo.

Participants gather at the Teppuzu Inari Shrine in Tokyo to bathe in ice-cold water to purify their souls and pray for good health during a New Year's ritual.

From Paris to Tokyo, video games are inspiring travellers to visit real-world destinations.

You’re walking down a quiet street in Japan, surrounded by glowing signs and unfamiliar symbols, when one sentence in English suddenly stops you in your tracks. It almost makes sense, yet somehow says everything wrong. These moments are oddly charming and impossible to forget. While translation is meant to connect…

Duels are prohibited in Japan and offenders can be punished with prison terms of up to five years

Italdesign’s reimagined NSX is the most interesting Honda at the 2026 Tokyo Auto Salon, but the Japanese automaker itself has some juicy news to share as well. Through its global racing division, Honda Racing Corporation (HRC), it has given the new Prelude a racy makeover. Additionally, the Civic Type R…

A week in which longtime tensions between neighbors China and Japan ratcheted up economically and politically is drawing to a close with no sign of improvements

The streets come alive at night.

Every evening, crowds in Shinjuku watch Tokyo Night & Light, a large-scale projection on the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, using 40 solar-powered projectors.

Tokyo set to make world’s first attempt to continuously lift rare-earth-rich mud from a depth of around 6,000m

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