When you want to play video games you probably head home or to a friend’s house. But in Japan video games are more social.

While boat racing, also known as “kyotei,” is popular in Japan, it remains little known outside the country. The initiative intends to draw inbound visitors to the races at night, which would ...

He currently holds 13th place in the Japan Racing Association's jockeys' premiership on 49 wins for 2024 at the time of writing. Sugawara has held a long association with Warp Speed and rode him three ...

It has been 30 years since Ridge Racer first hit the PlayStation, and Retro Gamer is looking back at the franchise’s ...

Despite not yet receiving formal jockey training, Reo practices everyday at home using a bouncing ball to strengthen his core ...

Two Japanese superstars are set to land in Australia on Monday as they prepare for their tilts at the Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup. Cox Plate-bound Prognosis headlines the Japanese contingent, with ...

The Japanese education system has often been criticized for heavily valuing scores and rote memorization. Nonetheless, Japanese students have continuously scored above the worldwide average in the ...

The downpour drenched the Noto Peninsula on Saturday, triggering landslides and washing away people and homes, Japan’s national broadcaster said. By Yan Zhuang and Miharu Nishiyama Six people ...

Japan's workhorse H-2A rocket flew for the second-to-last time early Thursday morning (Sept. 26). An H-2A topped with a secret spy satellite called IGS-Radar 8 lifted off from Japan's Tanegashima ...

Kyoto, Japan in the spring. Experts say the best time to visit Japan is during the cherry blossom season from late March to mid-May. In Japan, fall foliage stretches late into the year ...

One person is dead and seven others are missing in Noto Peninsula, Japanese news media reported. The region is still recovering from a catastrophic earthquake. By Yan Zhuang Record rainfall in ...

TOKYO, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Japan's government said on Wednesday the economy was in moderate recovery but it remains cautious due to potential global economic risks and financial market volatility.