If you're dining at a Japanese restaurant, you might want to know some key words and phrases. Immersing yourself in the ...

While cultural norms of course vary from country to country, there is one etiquette mistake that many countries around the world find offensive.

On his bury-the-hatchet tour of Southeast Asia last year, Japan’s Premier Nobusuke Kishi found the Filipinos least ready of all of Tokyo’s World War II victims to forgive and forget. Only a military ...

Tokyo (CNN) — Don’t freak out when you try to board a flight to this southwestern Japanese prefecture and the destination on the ticket says “Hello Kitty” — you’re definitely on the right plane. Oita, ...

She’s arguably one of Japan’s best-loved creations. She’s had a varied career: animated television star, former Japanese tourism ambassador, and two-time visitor to the international space station.