Akomeya is the place in central Tokyo if you’re looking to buy premium rice, foodstuffs from around Japan, kitchen essentials ... famous for its oni himokawa udon noodles, which are thin ...

For centuries, Daruma dolls have been popular in Japan as talismans to bring good fortune. The largest producer of Daruma ...

Kuma has designed hundreds of structures across Japan and in other countries, and I might have crossed Tokyo simply by neighborhoods that contain his work—an elegant udon restaurant fitted ...

It's considered one of the top three festivals in Japan, along with Tokyo’s Kanda Matsuri and Osaka’s Tenjin Matsuri. The festivities span over the entire month of July but the highlight is ...

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With its low-key façade, counter seating for nine customers and the vending machine for orders, Tsuta resembles a standard Tokyo ramen shop. However, it is in fact Japan’s first ramen ...

TOKYO, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The number of babies born in Japan fell to a record low of 720,988 in 2024 for a ninth consecutive year of decline, the health ministry said on Thursday, underscoring the ...