Born in a hostile climate of anti-Japanese hysteria 100 years ago this month, the Japan Society of Northern California has become a major impresario of bilateral exchange and understanding. No other ...

After a 7.1-magnitude earthquake shook southern islands in Japan on Thursday, the country’s meteorological agency sent out an ominous warning: Another, larger earthquake could be coming, and the risk ...

As most travelers know, Tokyo is huge. The city is urban sprawl at its most overwhelming, making finding the best places to eat, shop, see, let alone sleep, a downright chore. The city is broken up ...

Kristi Yamaguchi didn’t know what to expect when she turned on the TV after hearing about the Japanese earthquake and tsunami one year ago today, but it wasn’t this: pitiless walls of frothing water ...

Japanese American history forms an important part of the heritage of the San Francisco Bay Area. Japanese immigration dates back 150 years, and most Japanese entered the continental United States ...

TOKYO — I’ve long been a fan of Japanese cars, particularly modded ones. And even before I had this job, that enthusiasm drove some of my travels. When I was 12, my family had an amazing opportunity ...

Update 01/14/2021: Universal Studios Japan has indefinitely delayed the opening of Super Nintendo World after Osaka Prefecture declared a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a press ...

James Engel Thursday, March 20, 2025 6:14 p.m. | Thursday, March 20, 2025 6:14 p.m. Hailing from Niigata High School on Japan’s western coast, 10 Japanese students attended three days of classes at ...