"The interactive worlds dreamed up by game designers in Kyoto and Tokyo are the core of Japan’s soft power," writes Bobby ...

KYOTO—In a city famed for shrines, temples and ancient customs, a theme park is offering immersive night-time attractions, including gambling and torture chambers, to lure adult visitors.

Situated on the hills of Otowa Mountain at the edges of the Higashiyama district in eastern Kyoto, Kiyomizu-dera Temple wows ...

A hallmark of Type 2 diabetes is the progressive loss of beta cell mass: cells in the pancreas that produce and release ...

KYOTO–To combat the city's declining population, the municipal government here will subsidize up to 2 million yen ($12,700) for families with young children who purchase and renovate pre-owned homes ...

Japan is drowning in visitors. But two hours west in Kurashiki, the Edo period is intact, the canals are uncrowded and the ...

As the 2026 travel season accelerates, three key destinations—Kyoto, Laos, and the Italian Alps—are introducing critical updates that travelers must navigate. Kyoto has just activated a tenfold ...