Did you spot a sign of Hawaiian life on your travels? To submit photos, check out our new, simple online submission form at staradvertiser.com/signs. You must fill out all required fields in order to ...

Japan comes alive with matsuri, festivals that celebrate local culture and traditions throughout the country. From the icy winters of Sapporo to the river walks of Osaka, every city and every season ...

Japan intends to closely monitor the impact on its currency of US President Donald Trump’s new tariffs and is worried about ...

Visitors can step back in time to Japan's samurai era in an new Tokyo exhibition that uses cutting-edge technology to bring ...

Designed by Kazuya Ishikawa, the clever Salaryman Eraser features a Japanese businessman who goes bald as you use the eraser. Th ...

For brothers Aaron and Yusuke Jackson, buying Mt. Fuji wasn’t just about business but preserving a piece of their childhood.

Seiko Epson is pursuing loftier goals: to become both “carbon negative,” absorbing more of the greenhouse gas CO2 than it ...

Porsche will have representation on the SUPER GT grid this season for the first time since 2021 as Kiyoto Fujinami’s Seven x ...

Hinduism condones physical and mental suffering as a retributive form of karma. Even in Japan, worship could once be an ordeal. We read of annual fire-walking rituals as tests of spiritual ...

Nintendo announced that the Japan version of the eShop and My Nintendo Store will stop accepting foreign credit cards and PayPal accounts.

As grasslands get abandoned, controlled burning is discussed as a labor-saving method of keeping forests at bay. A Kobe ...

Japan has chosen Textron Aviation Defense’s Beechcraft T-6 Texan II Integrated Training System to enhance its pilot training programme.