In Little Tokyo, the new year is heralded by the frenetic energy of thrumming taiko drums and pounding mallets, transfiguring rice into mochi. Known as Oshogatsu, the Japanese New Year is among the most culturally significant Japanese holidays. This year ...

U.S. President Donald Trump is in Japan and preparing to meet with the country’s newly elected, ultraconservative leader.It’s one of the busiest days of his Asia trip, which will include speaking to U.

Shinjuku train station right before the shutters come down at 11 p.m., in corridors where “salarymen” rushing home and couples on late-night dates have just passed by. Dozens of homeless people sleeping rough in such spots worry that with Japan’s ...

TOKYO: Police arrested a man who pointed a knife at them in front of the US embassy in Tokyo on Friday (Oct 24), local media reported, as Japan ramped up security ahead of US President Donald Trump's