A recent government survey found that foreign visitors to Japan ranked the scarcity of public bins, especially in places like train stations, as the most frustrating thing about their trips to the ...

A government survey shows many visitors to Japan are frustrated by congestion at tourist spots and long waits for immigration procedures. The survey by the Japan Tourism Agency asked over 4,000 ...

Japanese convenience store operators are working to capitalize on the rising number of foreign visitors to the country to boost their sales. Seven-Eleven Japan ... wear a badge that shows which ...

However, the subsequent recovery in visitor numbers since then illustrates how South Korea and Japan have overcome crises each time relations have soured. “I believe this is due to the trust built ...

(Mainichi/Kan Takeuchi) KAHOKU, Yamagata -- A small but beloved zoo in northeast Japan's Yamagata Prefecture has reopened after renovations and now features a unique facility open 24 hours a day ...

The program enables Chinese visitors to Japan to search and book a restaurant in Japan on WeChat. WeChat Pay is available as a one of the payment methods. ‘Only seat booking’ requires a ...

Square Enix is in the midst of a major overhaul of its business strategies, which has been translating into its releases for some years now with games being released on more platforms and moving away ...

On Monday, visitors to the temple, including some from overseas, strolled on the grounds, rested under the trellises and took photos of the blossoms with their smartphones. The blossoms are likely to ...

Yoko Taro says he was specifically told to focus on Japan because it wouldn't fly overseas JRPGs Danganronpa creator's new tactical RPG features 100 endings dense enough to be considered "true ...

Visitors come to the Azuchi Castle Archaeological Museum run by Shiga Prefecture to see the elaborate model of a female Yayoi dog, which is believed to have lived in Japan during the ancient Yayoi ...

The organisers of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, Japan, are putting a brave face on the situation, but it is hard to disguise the disappointing visitor numbers to an event that had been ...

Move over Lofi Girl, there’s a new mellow YouTube music channel in town. Square Enix Music Channel released a chill 24/7 stream on Thursday morning, playing remixes of the publisher’s ...