ABOUT 92 percent of the visas issued by the Embassy of Japan to Filipinos were for short-term visits. In an email to the BusinessMirror, the Japan Information and Culture Center (JICC) said, “While we ...

At the Asakusa View Hotel on October 24, 2004, a gang member shot four yakuza from a rival syndicate — two fatally — after a discussion intensified. At the time of the incident, about members of the ...

Thanks to a weak yen, Tokyo has become a surprisingly affordable vacation spot for American travelers—and you don’t even have ...