En Iwamura's playful, wistful sculptures reference the historical nature of masks while reflecting their role in our ...

KUMAKOGEN, Ehime Prefecture--Prehistoric people in Japan fashioned human figures from ... they may have had religious significance." The figurines are among 13 stone-made artifacts each measuring ...

Nintendo announced its next-generation video game console Thursday evening, providing the first official details of the successor to the hugely successful Switch, which was released almost eight ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Thursday ...

A record number of visitors came to Japan in 2024, thanks to surging post-pandemic global tourism and a decline in the yen that’s making the island nation an attractive and affordable destination.