The Japanese are known for having the world's most hi-tech toilets, loos that have auto-shutting lids and massage functions. But the bathroom quirkiness doesn't end there, as a new Instagram account ...

From princesses to robot wars, Tokyo's weird dining experience is like no other. — -- For those seeking a truly bizarre dining experience, Tokyo is calling. Several hundred wildly popular themed ...

Based in Scotland, Finn has been writing about Japanese pop culture for nine years now. He is also a gamer, hiker, and proud vegan. His passion is bringing news straight from Japan to you, in English, ...

THESE new mums are hoping to ease post-pregnancy hip and shoulder pains — by wrapping themselves up in white bags. The five are trying the Tokyo trend of Otonamaki, devised by a midwife to replicate ...

No, not that kind of Twilight. Sorry to get your hopes up. Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters is a bizarre visual novel centered around a new high school student who get attacked by an evil spirit. A group ...

Britain’s Georgia Taylor-Brown, left, and Jessica Learmonth hold hands as they cross the finish line during a women’s triathlon test event at Odaiba Marine Park, a venue for marathon swimming and ...

You know you're in Tokyo when the novelty snacks and candies are out of this world. By Meg Kitamura Japan has a thing for toilets. Not only is the nation home to the ...

A madman used a rented truck to plow into Tokyo shoppers Sunday and then stabbed 17 pedestrians in a gory spree that killed at least seven. The lunchtime violence in the popular electronics district ...

TOKYO — Considering a work stint in Japan? You'd better make it short, and you'd better stay alive. That's because the government subjects long-term foreign residents to an inheritance tax of up to 55 ...

The best way to catch a drone? With a only way to catch a rogue drone is with a crime fighting drone. Tokyo police have put together the nation's first drone squad in response to a security breach ...