The Tokyo Metropolitan Government headquarters is seen in this file photo. (Mainichi/Makoto Ogawa) TOKYO -- The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has decided to subsidize up to 100,000 yen (about $640 ...

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has decided to subsidize up to 100,000 yen (about $640) for the cost of painless delivery, which uses anest･･･

Mostly clear with a high of 43 °F (6.1 °C). Winds NNW at 13 mph (20.9 kph). Night - Clear. Winds from NNW to NW at 9 to 13 mph (14.5 to 20.9 kph). The overnight low will be 35 °F (1.7 °C ...

The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake took place on January 17, 1995, devastating Kobe and the surrounding area. Ahead of its thirtieth anniversary, the Japanese Red Cross Society surveyed 1,200 ...

Could you imagine? Restaurant Juban is a branch of Yakiniku Don Juban Sannomiya Ten, a 28-year-old restaurant in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture. Most yakiniku places might have a donburi or two on their menu, but few make it the centrepiece of their restaurant.

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A street entertainer who counts Tokyo’s Shibuya as his patch has only nice things to say to the people he meets. The middle-aged man does not rely on a costume or beg for coins. Instead ...

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Before Marie Kondo stormed into the global consciousness, Hideko Yamashita taught Japan the art of creating tidier spaces.