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Open from Oct. 1, the InterContinental Sapporo is the first international luxury brand in the Hokkaido capital.
LIFE / Travel
InterContinental Sapporo kicks off Hokkaido capital¡¯s MICE push
The Hokkaido capital¡¯s first luxury international hotel signals a high-end future for the Nakajima Park area.
LIFE / Travel
Chasing dragons across the temples of Nara
In two rural prefectures, dragon myths ¡ª and a cave that purports to host some ¡ª make for a unique way to explore the Japanese countryside.
LIFE / Travel
PokePark Kanto set for February opening in Tokyo suburb
Tickets for the new Pokemon-themed area of the Yomiuriland amusement park will be offered via a lottery from Nov. 21.
Located in the redeveloped Takanawa Gateway neighborhood, the JW Marriott Tokyo is the first of the luxury brand¡¯s outposts in the Japanese capital.
LIFE / Travel
Oct 31, 2025
Tokyo¡¯s first JW Marriott brings a whole floor of mindfulness
By Gendel Gento
The redeveloped Takanawa Gateway neighborhood gets the newest outpost of the hotel chain¡¯s luxury brand.
At Cofunia, an inn themed after Japan's "kofun," the often keyhole-shaped burial mounds form the inspiration for design of much of the property.
LIFE / Travel
Oct 11, 2025
Nara inn offers room, board and an ancient burial mound
By Kimberly Hughes
More than 160,000 "kofun" burial mounds dot the Japanese archipelago, but Cofunia allows guests to lay their heads directly adjacent to one.
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
LIFE / Travel
Sep 13, 2025
An aesthetic escape to Hakone¡¯s art-drenched hills
By Erik Augustin Palm
Well known for its views of Mount Fuji, the mountainous community also holds a growing collection of world-class art.
A stay at Mandapa, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, is one of Bali's priciest choices ¡ª but also one of its most uncompromisingly luxurious.
LIFE / Travel
Sep 13, 2025
In Bali, the Ritz-Carlton¡¯s ultraluxury Mandapa hotel marks 10 years
By Owen Ziegler
One of just nine ¡°Reserve¡± properties around the world, Mandapa offers a delightfully unsanitized take on a rainforest retreat.
Beniya Mukayu, a traditional "ryokan" inn located in Ishikawa Prefecture, considers itself at "the heart of onsen towns, local residents, farmers, fishermen, sake brewers and artisans" ¡ª all of which need new, sustainable methods of serving visitors to survive into the future.
LIFE / Travel
Aug 16, 2025
In preserving Japanese hospitality, ¡®details are everything¡¯
By Melinda Joe
As part of a new UNESCO initiative, the elite Relais & Chateau hospitality group will empower its Japan-based members to preserve the country¡¯s ¡°omotenashi¡± culture.
In a region more associated with art, Keirin Hotel 10 takes a decidedly more athletic approach to attracting tourists.
LIFE / Travel
Aug 16, 2025
A seaside hotel built on competitive Japanese cycling
By Jessica Kozuka
Naoshima is known for art, but this coastal hotel in Tamano, Okayama Prefecture, focuses on Japan¡¯s competitive cycling scene.
A carrier-based Type 52 Zero fighter marks the entrance foyer of Yasukuni Shrine's Yushukan, a museum that tells a more nuanced story of Japan's experience in World War II than the controversies around the shrine might suggest.
LIFE / Travel
Aug 8, 2025
Tokyo¡¯s WWII museums hold diverse views on war and peace
By Mark Schreiber
From detainees in Soviet labor camps to last-ditch efforts to develop miracle weapons, the capital¡¯s war museums tell a multitude of stories of a country in crisis.

Trump security strategy demands more from Japan while unveiling ¡®burden-sharing network¡¯
U.S. President Donald Trump makes a speech aboard the USS George Washington aircraft carrier during his visit to the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Oct. 28.
Spotlight shines on humanoid robots at Tokyo show
A representative from Noitom Robotics demonstraties remote robot operation at the iREX International Robot Exhibition in Tokyo on Friday.
Japan¡¯s bear-related casualties hit record on escalating attacks
Bear bells are displayed for sale at a souvenir shop at Shirakawa-go, a popular tourist spot and one of Japan's UNESCO World Heritage sites, in the village of Shirakawa, Gifu Prefecture, on Nov. 15.
Suspected ³Ù´Ç°ì³Ü°ù²â¨± masterminds in Tokyo-area robberies arrested
Takuya Saito, 26, is one of four men arrested by Japanese police on Friday on suspicion of masterminding a series of robberies in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
Average price of rice in Japan hits new record high
In the week ended last Sunday, the average price of rice sold at about 1,000 supermarkets across Japan rose by ?23 from the previous week to ?4,335 per 5 kilograms.
Will Takaichi bank on her high approval ratings to call a snap election?
While media polls show a high support rate for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi¡¯s Cabinet, the support for the LDP is not as great, meaning there¡¯s no guarantee of a coattail effect if a snap poll is called.
¡®Black Box Diaries¡¯ is Shiori Ito¡¯s unflinching case for the truth
¡°Black Box Diaries¡± documents Shiori Ito¡¯s legal case, while also showing her thoughts and feelings through journal style videos she recorded herself.
Kashima or Kashiwa: J. League title chase goes down to the wire
Kashima's Yuma Suzuki (center) takes a shot during a game against Kashiwa in March.
2025 was the year Japan¡¯s box office returned
In 2025, ¡°Demon Slayer¡± and ¡°Kokuho¡± broke box-office records, while films such as ¡°Renoir,¡± A Pale View of the Hills¡± and ¡°Two Strangers, Two Seasons¡± garnered acclaim on the international film festival circuit. The year¡¯s biggest loss was the death of Tatsuya Nakadai, an highly regarded actor who had worked with nearly all of the top directors of Japanese cinema¡¯s postwar golden age.
The key points under discussion on policies affecting foreign nationals
Visitors head to Shirakawago, a popular tourist spot, in Gifu Prefecture in November.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Yumi Matsutoya began her decades-long career under her maiden name, Yumi Arai, but Japanese fans might know her better as ¡°Yuming.¡±
Yumi Matsutoya¡¯s human touch in an AI age
By Patrick St. Michel

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