The English version of “Tokyo Ueno Station” by female novelist Yu Miri, an ethnic Korean resident in Japan, was shortlisted for this year's U.S. National Book Award for Translated Literature.

A new enclosure for giant pandas at Tokyo's Ueno zoo that mimics the animals' natural habitat in southwestern China’s Sichuan province opened to the public on Sept. 8. Keepers in Taito Ward's ...

Hoshinoya Tokyo, a luxurious 21st century take on a traditional ryokan (Japanese inn), complete with an outdoor hot spring on the top floor. Because of differences in building codes between Japan ...