Osaka is in the middle of a hotel boom leading up to the World Expo, which takes place between April and October 2025. One of ...

The ban on public smoking, which took effect on January 27, includes roads, parks, plazas and other public places and applies not only to cigarettes, but also to vapes. Violators will be fined 1,000 ...

Armed with measuring devices, groups of citizens are embracing science to monitor radioactive fallout — and regain control of ...

What we know: Split Fiction was one of the most-exciting titles announced during 2024’s Game Awards. The action-adventure game from It Takes Two director Josef Fores looks to blend fantasy and sci-fi ...

The map for 2022 reveals major disparities in typical (median) net worth across communities. Many of the least wealthy locations are in poor neighborhoods in some of America’s biggest cities – for ...

Mapmakers and teachers are re-thinking what to call the gulf of water between Mexico, the United States and Cuba ...

There’s no bigger, more fervently anticipated event in Japan than cherry blossom season, but unfortunately the pretty-in-pink ...

Japan's Sakura or cherry blossom season is always eagerly awaited by tourists, but unfortunately the pink blooming phenomenon ...

Toyota’s Woven City, a futuristic “living laboratory” being built on the site of a former car factory in Japan, is approaching completion. First announced at CES in 2021, the city aims to ...

Home to World War II sites and a distinct “Blue Zone” culinary culture, Okinawa has long been a secret getaway for locals, and serves as a refreshing alternative to Japan’s more well-trodden ...

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