Nyri Bakkalian

Japan’s Biggest Maid Cafe Uses New Tech to Break Down Language Barriers

At Home Cafe hopes to better accommodate foreign tourists as well as deaf customers using a visualization device from a Japanese company.

Abandoned houses continue to rise in Japan - and thieves are taking advantage of it by finding them and stripping them clean.

Police now say that the bomber, who evaded capture for 49 years, confessed to his involvement in a bombing targeting a construction company.

Going to Shibuya Station? Be warned that a change to the Hachiko Gate due to construction will slow you down.

Some diehard fans say there's a reason ex-SMAP member Nakai Masahiro is behaving badly: because the actual Nakai is dead.

As of March 2025, Japan will eliminate the "PIN bypass" procedure that's allowed customers to get away without entering their secret code.