Marugame Family Night is for the Marugame families, not the customers.

Stories in Toraya Cleaning tag.

But don’t take my word for it – since the changes took effect, average test scores took a nose dive. In Mie Prefecture, the driving test’s pass rate fell from about 20 percent to just 1.8 percent.

Heartfelt melody and sweet design features capture the magic of Jiji’s shop.

Usually you have to head to the store to see your options for this win-win-win Japanese shopping custom, but Starbucks has made it extra-easy.

Ichiran usually sells three types of lucky bags, with this year’s prices being: ● The smallest, Ume (“plum”), at 9,000 yen (US$57.87) ● The medium size, Take (“bamboo”), at 12,000 yen ● And the ...

And though they may not be quite as speedy as the Shinkansen, a number of JR Kyushu’s special limited express trains are also getting Mario makeovers: the Relay Kamome, Kasasagi, Kirameki, Midori, and ...

Mr. Sato heads to one of Japan’s biggest Chinatowns to see how things are following China’s travel advisory.

Fast food chain’s first-ever Christmas restaurant serves to break away from the nation’s fried chicken tradition.

Fast food chain's first-ever Christmas restaurant serves to break away from the nation's fried chicken tradition.

When the data is broken down by skill set, the scores show a wide gap in Japanese English learners’ ability to understand the language versus being capable of expressing themselves in it, along with ...

Stories in Shire Hige’s Cream Puff Factory tag.