The wildly popular Pokemon franchise will open its first permanent theme park in Tokyo in spring 2026, the Pokemon Company — a subsidiary of Japanese gaming giant Nintendo — announced.

Japanese car makers led a surge in the Nikkei share average to a one-year peak today, after Tokyo reached a trade deal with Washington, ending a months-long stalemate.

The wildly popular Pokémon franchise will open its first permanent theme park in Tokyo in spring 2026, the Pokémon Company — a subsidiary of Japanese

The second official One Piece Cafe is now open in Little Tokyo, bringing fans to a neighborhood recovering from June's ICE protests.

The wildly popular Pokémon franchise will open its first permanent theme park in Tokyo in spring 2026, the Pokémon Company — a subsidiary of Japanese

Three major anime/gaming events are currently running this month, related to SEGA, Frieren, and Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX.

The number of days when temperatures in Tokyo exceed 35 degrees Celsius continues to rise each year, prompting the need to protect police officers.

PFAS in treated water discharged from two sites outside Yokota Air Base in Tokyo spiked recently but remained within safe limits, according to Japanese government surveys.

Yokohama’s Chinatown is the largest in Japan and is surrounded by 10 ornately decorated gates. It’s tempting to get lost in the maze of dim sum and fortune tellers, under red paper lanterns swinging over tiny alleys. “I love going there for the casual atmosphere,” says Makoto. "Chinatown feels the same as it did when I went 30 years ago.”

Police investigating organized cheating on an English proficiency test in Japan revealed on July 22 tiny earphones and an audio relay device