Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka-- are increasingly infuriated by outsiders who do not follow the customs that are so fundamental to ...

Self-checkout registers are supposed to be a win-win. Shoppers can quickly pay for their items and be on their way, and store ...

Japan announced on Thursday that it will lift its tough Covid restrictions on foreign tourists, reopening the borders after 2 ½ years. Speaking at the New York Stock Exchange, Prime Minister ...

The city of Kyoto is known as Japan's cultural and spiritual capital. It's for good reason: Kyoto has hundreds of Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines, some of which are associated with the country's ...

TOKYO -- 7-Eleven convenience stores have become a can't-miss destination for many international tourists in Japan for ...

The Japanese government recently launched an initiative it hopes will encourage foreign tourists to venture off the beaten ...

Forged and sharpened by hand based on centuries of tradition, Sakai's knives are used widely by chefs. Sales to overseas ...

The dual-pricing trend is under way elsewhere. Paris officials recently announced plans to introduce dual pricing for non-EU ...

The death in Japan of Taiwanese celebrity Barbie Hsu, reportedly from complications triggered by the flu, has caused ...

The global popularity of blades forged in the western Japan city of Sakai is on the rise, with foreign tourists helping to ...

An analysis of what foreign tourists come to 7-Eleven for here has ... said an operations manager at Seven & i Holdings unit Seven-Eleven Japan. While they may stop by any convenience store ...

Japanese police have intensified calls for tighter security in pharmacies amid a surge in thefts by foreign criminals posing as tourists, with analysts warning that lax internal checks were fuelling ...