Hay fever (allergic rhinitis), or kafunsho in Japanese, is a growing health concern for millions of Japanese individuals. The rise in this allergic condition is due to a mix of environmental factors, ...

Katsunori Tanaka spent most of his 19 years at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. scrutinizing Japan’s biggest banks as an equity ...

Shirakawa-go is famous for its gassho-zukuri farmhouses, which are more than two centuries old. These thatched-roof houses are built to endure heavy snowfall, making them architectural marvels. The ...

Have you had the feeling recently that everyone you know has been (or is about to go) to Japan? You’re not wrong. Last December there was an almost 30% increase in international visitors from the ...

Resort Shirakami runs along the picturesque Gono Line from Akita to Aomori Prefecture, providing breathtaking coastal views ...

There are few countries as dedicated to embedding philosophies of beauty into all aspects of culture as Japan, where the influential concepts of wabi-sabi (a reverence for patina and transience), ...

A property in the countryside of Japan is on the market with an intriguing asking price. The traditional home located in the Shimane Prefecture – a mountainous coastal region in the western part ...

Katsunori Tanaka spent years at Goldman Sachs scrutinizing Japan’s biggest banks. Now at Ariake Capital, he obsesses over ...

Japan is famous for combining ancient traditions with futuristic cities, but it also has a surprising side. Scattered across the country are places that look like they belong somewhere else entirely: ...