With a diplomatic spat prompting a warning from the Chinese government, we go to see if it’s had any effect on Tokyo’s most popular historical neighborhood. On November 14, the Chinese government... Read more »

Credit: stockvault.net At first, I thought I was going crazy. I’d read a book from Japanese literature, and there it was. A cat. And another book. Another cat. It seemed like every... Read more »

Proponents say they want to use extra money to improve quality of life for foreign residents, strengthen programs to find and deport illegal residents. Recently, the Japanese government indicated that it will... Read more »

Stollen season has arrived in Tokyo. The city’s bakeries, from hidden neighborhood bakeries to elegant hotel pâtisseries, are filling their counters with this dense, fruit-laden bread dusted in powdered sugar like fresh... Read more »

While cities like Kyoto and Nara often steal the Edo spotlight, Kanazawa in the Hokuriku region has quietly preserved the charm of the era, all without the tourist crowds. Historic tea houses,... Read more »

Anime is more than just animation. It’s where your inner child, high school self, and existential adult all converge to cry over a character who doesn’t exist. But if there’s one thing... Read more »

10 great getaways from Japan’s crowded capital, all within two hours of Tokyo Station. With so much to see and do in downtown Tokyo, it’s no wonder that so many travelers choose... Read more »

BELEM, Brazil – Where the Amazon rainforest meets the Atlantic Ocean, the Brazilian river island of Marajo is losing ground against sea-level rise as coastal erosion destroys the rich mangrove forests that... Read more »

Belem, Brazil – Nations sealed a modest agreement at the U.N. climate summit in the Brazilian Amazon on Saturday as many countries accepted weaker terms on a fossil fuel phaseout to preserve... Read more »