Sheila Cliffe, for JAPAN Forward The recent enthronement ceremony of the new Emperor and Empress has been a talking point in the last few weeks,…

For a brief time during the Heian Era, from 667 to 672, the capital of Japan was situated on the banks of beautiful Lake Biwa…

One box of tissues in Japan costs about 50 yen (0.44 USD), but there are some people who pay 10,000 yen (88 USD) for one…