The stubborn economy, increased civic engagement and an influx of tourists are making headlines.
Follow Japan's path from the age of shogun and samurai through to the destruction of WWII.
What it means to be Japanese on the archipelago today.
A primer on the diverse spread of tastes that await you in Japan. Get ready to eat your heart out.
From ikebana and kabuki to modern-day manga and cinema, Japan excels in the arts.
Wooden temples, feudal castles, traditional gardens and Pritzker Prize–winning architects.
Traditional Japanese Accommodation
For an authentic Japanese experience, spend the night in a ryokan, minshuku or shukubō.
See the crowds go wild for sumo, baseball, soccer and martial arts.
Japan's geisha, skilled in traditional music and dance, are aesthetes of the first degree.
Japan is defined by its seas, mountains and ever-present seismic and volcanic activity.