Lifestyle

Astrologers say the tiger denotes strength, vitality and growth — qualities that will hopefully stand us in good stead as we look to move past the uncertainty that COVID-19 has wrought.

Chinese youth living in Tokyo are spending weekends solving whodunits. Did the pandemic stop murder mystery games from taking off with the Japanese?

With infection rates nationwide dwindling, many are thinking of returning to more traditional celebrations as the year winds down to a close.

There’s good reason to think twice about whether tech users will truly benefit from 24-7 monitoring and arbitrary goals served up by an algorithm.

Child adoption slowly gains ground in Japan, though prospective parents still face a number of obstacles in trying to expand their families.

Kumamon, the popular black bear-like mascot of Kumamoto Prefecture, is being used to teach hygiene to Indian children while dancing to a Hindi song in a video recently released by Japan's aid agency, in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The approximately four-minute ...

Green spaces nationwide increased fivefold between 1970 and 2010, but that growth has slowed to a trickle over the past decade.

It’s never too early to get into the festive spirit at these domestic incarnations of the annual European celebrations.

Young women in the late 1920s and ’30s exuded a sense of affluence and independence that is still apparent today.

Operated by a group of young creative professionals, elab — a portmanteau of “laboratory” and erabu, meaning “to choose” — encompasses a kitchen, a living laboratory and a rooftop garden.

With little fanfare, since the 1980s Bon Yagi has helped transform New York’s grungy East Village into a trendy hub for Japanese cuisine. His motto? “Visit Japan without airfare.”