You probably don't know him, but Al Kahn is likely to have had an enormous influence on your life.

A knifeman has killed at least 19 people and injured 45 in Sagamihara, west of Tokyo, according to reports.

Japan's Imperial Household Agency has categorically denied reports that 82-year-old Emperor Akihito is planning to abdicate after 27 years on the throne.

Call it the drift economy. The world somehow manages to stay afloat yet doesn't go much of anywhere very fast.

Gaming phenomenon Pokémon GO is creating some buzz on the share market.

An exhibition in the Japanese capital is reinventing traditional aquariums of the Edo period

The grapes were bought by a supermarket owner who said they would be put on display.

Kiwi tech company StretchSense has secured its first major international investor from listed Japanese firm Start Today.

Many people will tell you that you haven't really experienced Hiroshima if you haven't tried a okonomiyaki.

Here's how a Brexit could effect markets and world economies.

In a tiny pancake shop, Regan Schoultz meets a survivor of the atomic raid.

After stepping foot in Japan you'll quickly notice that there are rules, both written and unwritten, that everyone seems to know and follow.

Japan's crackdown is driven by data-faking.

Yamato was found by a soldier at an empty Japanese air force building in Shikabe Town in Hokkaido after going missing for six days.

The search resumed for a 7-year-old boy left in the woods of northern Japan as punishment by his parents.

The subtropical islands of Okinawa are officially part of Japan but it's almost like a different country.

As anticipated, he did not offer an apology for the deaths.

The bartender took a while to warm up but ended up being a great translator and all-round funny guy.

A Snoopy Museum dedicated to the artwork of Charles M Schulz, the creator of the Peanuts comic strip, is opening its doors in Japan.

Japan's burgeoning whisky business is driving rice farmer Hiroshi Tsubouchi to hit the booze.

At first glance, the cafe, which also serves alcohol, looks like any other except for an altar next to the countertop bar with a Buddha statue set against a gold backdrop.

Authorities in Japan have ordered almost 250,000 from their homes following Saturday's 7.3 magnitude earthquake.

A Kiwi couple living in the Japanese city hit by two earthquakes have been huddled in their car with their three young children for the past two nights.

Adding to the ongoing trend of Japanese animal cafes, a lunch spot dedicated to the humble hedgehog has opened in Tokyo.

Japan has compiled measures to reduce the number foreign visitors refused entry to bath facilities because of their tattoos.

Cherry blossoms in Japan are blooming at a hastened pace this year as a result of a warm spell.

In the heart of Beppu next to the waterfront. It was close to the train station and had a mountain view out of nearly every window.

Airbnb will soon give landlords a better way to find out how the strangers showing up at their properties are behaving.

Japan yesterday mourned the thousands who lost their lives in a massive earthquake and tsunami five years ago.

In the three prefectures that suffered severely from the tsunami, local governments and companies are planning "recovery tourism" tours.