Japan has the world's most efficient lost and found system and here's how they do it.

Most of the world has abandoned the ancient abacus. But in Japan, it is still thriving.

In one of the country’s least-visited prefectures, chefs dramatically sear bonito over towering flames.

In a rural village in Wakayama, Japan's only Unesco-inscribed hot spring is also where locals have been cooking their food for centuries.

Tens of millions of Japanese perform a specific exercise routine at least once a week. Could rajio taiso help people live longer lives?

Japan’s indigenous people, the Ainu, were the earliest settlers of Hokkaido, Japan’s northern island. But most travellers will not have heard of them.

Okonomiyaki's popularity first began to soar in the A-bomb aftermath, when food was scarce and people had to feed their families with whatever they had at hand.

When Japan was first introduced to reggae music there was something about the music and the lifestyle that really spoke to people - particularly in this Japanese city.