I spent 24 hours eating exclusively at Muji, the iconic Japanese department store in Tokyo, and it was an unforgettable experience!

The Japanese retail brand Muji has a cult following in Asia—and until recently, it’s been known for its minimalist furniture and unbranded home items. But Muji is moving beyond lifestyle ...

These items are made in Japan. This makes them great gifts to bring home. Remember to pack bubble wrap to avoid breaking them. (Daiso has international locations; shop online.) Muji is another great ...

MUJI Thailand continues its branch expansion strategy with the opening of its latest concept store, "MUJI One Bangkok," located in the new mega-project that serves as a business, lifestyle, and ...

Japan, stuck in a liquidity trap, faced a particularly deep economic crisis between 1991 and 2001. The country was actually experiencing a liquidity trap: It seemed like everything Japan’s ...

By Motoko Rich Kiuko Notoya and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Tokyo Japan’s governing party lost its majority in parliamentary elections on Sunday, as voters delivered an emphatic rejection of the ...

Japan joined the World Bank in August 1952, the year after the signing of the San Francisco Peace Treaty. Starting in 1953, a number of projects were implemented in Japan with World Bank loans for the ...

I’m always surprised that people aren’t clothes shopping at Muji as much as they should be, and part of me doesn’t want to write this so I can keep it a semi-secret for myself. I love the ...

A weekly ranking of the most popular songs in Japan combining physical and digital sales, audio streams, radio airplay, YouTube and GYAO! video views and karaoke data, compiled by Billboard Japan.

The number of foreign residents in Japan is booming. The Internal Affairs Ministry says the figure reached 2.49 million in 2018. But a new survey finds that only one in five Japanese people have ...

“You can feel that this tree is still alive.” Some 140 years ago, laborers on Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands, soaked a massive felled tree in the ocean for 12 month ...

One of Japan's most popular tourist attractions is once again donning its famed snowcap. The tiny satellite built in Japan will test the suitability of timber as a renewable material in space.