You’ve got your JR Pass, your hotel booked, and you’ve practiced “arigatou” in the mirror. But Japan is more than sushi and ...

If a Japan getaway is on your mind, remember these travel guidelines, as the country maintains strict etiquette.

Read the room and dress appropriately if you want to be appreciated as a tourist. Japanese culture avoids direct conflict. You won’t often hear a firm “no.” Instead, you’ll get phrases ...

To any viewers, or tourists coming to Japan ... “Learning a few basic Japanese phrases and understanding cultural Dos and Don’ts before travelling can go a long way in fostering mutual ...

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Peter To Rot, a layman with a wife and children, led a Catholic mission in PNG during the Japanese occupation in ... Too infirm to read aloud more than a few phrases, Francis sat while an aide ...

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With his black uniform jacket slung rakishly over his shoulders and his feet propped up on a Japanese school desk as he held ...

A tourist from China, wearing a school uniform, practices calligraphy. Image: REUTERS/Manami Yamada At a repurposed school in Chiba Prefecture about 60 km southeast of Tokyo, participants pay about 35 ...

However, a new and unexpected trend is emerging, with Japanese tourists flying in to purchase rice in bulk. The reason? A significant price surge of rice in Japan, a daily food item in every household ...

KIMITSU, Japan, April 30 (Reuters) - With his black uniform jacket slung rakishly over his shoulders and his feet propped up on a Japanese school ... School" for foreign tourists in Japan.