Discover Tokyo New Year's Eve with our roundup of polished countdown events, wild parties and spiritual temples.

Japanese customs and etiquette will undoubtedly stump some foreigners visiting the country for the first time, but don't be ...

A few things that demonstrate the gulf between the island nation’s philosophy of how cities should work and America’s.

Join National Geographic photographer Jonathan Irish on a journey through Tokyo, Japan, capturing the city's vibrant food scene, bustling open-air markets, and rich culture of craftsmanship. Tucked ...

On my first morning in Tokyo, a barista in a café near Ueno Station served my coffee with a big smile and two short bows. The cashier was just as kind and patient, though I do not speak Japanese.

Turning on its lights for the first time on Nov. 1, Fukuoka City’s “Christmas Market in Hikari no Machi” was one of the earliest to open in the country. Other major cities in Japan weren’t too far ...

NAGOYA, Japan—The tourists who crowd the bullet trains from Tokyo tend not to disembark at Nagoya as they speed along the so-called Golden Route linking the Japanese capital with Kyoto and Osaka.

"Tokyo has always held a special place in Johnny's heart,” a source tells PEOPLE after the actor met thousands of fans at ...

UN rankings updated using new criteria to better reflect the mass urban transformation driving a global shift in how we live—and the megacities emerging from it. A new United Nations report has ...