TAKAYAMA, Japan: In a lush field in the heart of the Japanese mountains, a herd of glossy black cows roam happily, prime examples of the area’s Hida brand of...
TOBA, Japan: A group of Japanese grannies emerges from a boat returning to shore. Clad in black wetsuits and bubbling with energy, they are part of a...
TOKYO: Thousands of Airbnb reservations scrapped, Uber reduced to delivering food: life is hard in Japan for giants of the sharing economy, stuck between...
TOKYO: It is a marriage made in heaven for cute-obsessed Japan: This Valentine’s Day, lovers can present the object of their affection with a world first –...
TOKYO: From a humble smiley face with a box mouth and inverted “V’s” for eyes, crude weather symbols, and a rudimentary heart – emoji...
TOKYO: High-schooler Nao Noguchi is a perfect illustration of why Japanese camera sales have plunged the past few years – she uses her smartphone for...
TOKYO: Japan has lofty ambitions to become a “hydrogen society” where homes and fuel-cell cars are powered by the emissions-free energy source, but observers...
TOKYO: A string of defections by top Nissan executives is reigniting long-standing questions about who will succeed chief executive Carlos Ghosn, the man...