An expressway bus is seen parked outside Narita Airport in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, July 29, 2023. (Mainichi/Tadakazu Nakamura) TOKYO -- About 40% of expressway bus users in Japan are members of ...

This photo shows a lie-flat seat for express overnight buses introduced by Kochi Ekimae Kanko in Kochi Prefecture being demonstrated on May 30, 2025. (Kyodo) KOCHI (Kyodo) -- A Japanese company will ...

Toyota Motor Corp has launched the box-shaped e-Palette compact electric bus in Japan that can be used not only for transportation but also as a mobile store or service space. The starting price for ...

The decorated trains and buses are the first ones to launch. The trains primarily cover the Kobe-Sannomiya, Takarazuka, Osaka-Umeda, and Kyoto-Kawaramachi stations, and Hankyu has also provided a ...

Editor's note, July 1, 2019: For the first time in more than 30 years, Japan has resumed commercial whale hunting. On July 1, a fleet of five ships set sail in the morning and returned in the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about economics, markets and policymaking throughout Asia. Donald Trump’s quixotic trade war appears to have entered the ...

I'd never defend stealing on the job, but losing your retirement over the monetary equivalent of a stapler is a ridiculously disproportionate response from any employer. The Supreme Court of Japan ...

Step into the peaceful rhythms of life in the Japanese countryside. This vlog captures a quiet day at the end of August, inspired by the charm and simplicity of the 1960s. From morning routines to ...

Part 2 of my vlog to Japan that includes Shizuoka where I learn about wasabi; Nagoya to taste some Ogura Toast; and Uji City to learn about matcha. Finally my family and I spend a little time in Nara ...

With one of the most comprehensive collections of Japanese art in the world, the museum rededicates the space with Buddhist monks from Japan’s Miidera temple Saturday. Buddhist faith holds ...

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Saunas are an integral part of Finnish culture and people in the country can hardly think of a place where not to put a sauna, but this type of sweat therapy is slowly gaining steam in other parts of ...