Japan is thronged with tourists but not every place feels it is getting its fair share. The “overtourism” that irks residents of Venice and Barcelona is also riling locals in Osaka and Kyoto, where kimono-clad visitors clog the streets and temples to secure their snapshots for social media.

Digital tools launched in a Japanese smart city that can send disaster alerts to safeguard residents are part of an optional technology push aiming to overcome social and economic challenges, while also allaying privacy fears.

Fremont’s Osaka Marketplace is expanding with two new Bay Area stores in the next 12 months with locations in Foster City and Pleasant Hill.

Despite Prime Minister Takaichi’s immigration stance, some doubt she’ll go far enough to satisfy their demands.

As we mark 80 years since the end of World War II, Hawaii News Now is taking a closer look at Hawaii’s unique bond with Japan through its sister city relationships.

A delegation from Fujinomiya, Japan, visited Santa Monica High School last week as part of the decades-long sister city partnership between the two communities, where they were greeted by local students,

U.S. military police arrested 15 service members during a patrol of Okinawa city’s nightlife district — the highest number since the patrols began in April.

Keiji Minatoya, 68, a confectionery shop owner who was attacked by a black bear in front of the garage in his backyard on October 19, 2023, shows the pelt of a black bear inside the garage near where he was mauled,