Vancouver city officials, staff and other local dignitaries will fly to Joyo, Japan, on Wednesday to help celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Vancouver-Joyo sister city partnership. “This will be a ...

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I recently found out that there's a city in Japan, Beppu, where many people are able to own or rent a home with a natural hot spring (Onsen) for their bath. I explore how this is possible and what it ...

The Japanese city of Kyoto has announced that tourists will now be subject to a levy of up to 10,000 yen—or $65—per night, in what the city government calls its accommodation tax. The accommodation ...

People hold up their smartphones to take photographs of the Tokyo Tower December 02, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan. Credit - Tomohiro Ohsumi - Getty Images A city in central Japan is urging its residents to ...

Hardline conservative poised to be Japan's first female PM Friends highlight people skills, humble background Takaichi has criticised behaviour of visitors in hometown Nara Her haircut designed to ...

What’s great about a festival environment is that with a bunch of artists all in one place, there’s plenty of opportunity for collaborations that probably wouldn’t have happened otherwise. Sabrina ...

The mayor of Kanuma, Grand Forks' sister city, and a group of students and chaperone-teachers celebrated a cultural exchange event near Japanese Garden in Sertoma Park. Matsui Shoichi, mayor of Kanuma ...

The authorities in Toyoake, Japan, introduced a rule limiting the use of digital devices to two hours per day outside of work and school. Some residents say it is an overreach. High schoolers in ...

One Japanese city has decided to take an innovative approach to improving the health and wellness of its residents. Toyoake, Japan, instituted a two-hour screen limit per day by law. Lawmakers hope ...

Simulators are inherently relaxing for me. I know there's sometimes the stress of running a red light or placing a hay bale in the wrong barn, but generally they're games I play to relax. Few embody ...