Living in Japan

Nature In Japan: Ranking Its “Greenest” Cities

Trees, parks, clean air. Just how green are Japan’s cities? We used data to find the cities that best exemplify nature in Japan.

When is a toilet not just a toilet? We have the straight poop on Japan's mighty contributions to the art of elimination.

Thalia Harris sits down with LaShawn Toyoda to discuss her efforts to make sure English-speaking residents in Japan have access to vaccines.

A government app designed to spot residency card forgeries puts the foreign community of Japan on edge, increasing feelings of alienation.

Forest fires in Tochigi show no sign of slowing down - and evacuation of residents has been hampered by COVID-19 complications.

Is Shibuya's (in)famous Halloween party dead? A subdued 2020 event due to the pandemic leads some to speculate on its future.

How did Halloween in Japan go from being a holiday for foreigners to an annual event that draws out millions across the country?

For the first time in eight years, this prefecture is no longer the least charming in Japan - and that has some residents fuming.

Many people aren't happy with the new Harajuku Station building. But why? For many, it seems, it was more than a mere station.