Convenience stores, or “konbini,” are a driving force in ... “It’s a regular thing for Japanese people. A lot of people live off convenience stores. For all of their dinners and lunches ...

Michael Elizondo provides an update to his travels in Japan, while constantly being reminded of Shohei Othani.

Yoshiyuki Tamura was living in Tokyo, working at Uniqlo, and had no aspirations of taking over his family’s tea farm back in ...

Japanese convenience store sandwiches, or konbini sando, have captured the ... in diners and snack bars throughout the country, many people still turn to convenience stores to deliver a cozy ...

Pocket-sized sushi restaurants, old-school Tokyo-style cafes, and affordable delis with build-your-own bentos are just the ...

Less than 100 miles from Taipei, Japan's westernmost island, Yonaguni, has rapidly militarized amid growing tensions between ...

The Japanese public has reacted with outrage and horror over reports that two 20-something tourists from their country were detained in China after one bared his buttocks on the Great Wall of ...

Chicago Cubs fans take pride in being underdogs, a role that ended briefly when they won the World Series in 2016 to end a ...

My American family moved from the US to Okinawa and have now lived in Japan for years. Driving, shopping, and parenting here ...

Cole Saladino for The New York Times “She’s the only person who can pick up the phone in New York City and talk to anyone in Japan,” said Yukari Sakamoto, a sake expert who lives in Tokyo ...