That 10,000-steps-a-day benchmark we all know? Turns out it started as a marketing gimmick in 1960s Japan. The number gained popularity thanks to a pedometer called the “manpo-kei,” or “10,000-step ...

The tiny homes inside this Japanese apartment building put cramped Manhattan studios to shame. Tokyo’s Nerima Triangle Building likely numbers among the narrowest apartments in the world, but it hosts ...

I am at a Grand Canyon University (GCU) basketball game. It’s during a time-out, and the place is rocking — as usual. The cheer team has wrapped up its routine and is trotting off the floor when, ...

Peggy Noonan’s column “Has America Lost Its Melody?” (Declarations, Dec. 27) struck a chord with me. I agree that when artistic or scientific excellence occurs, it transports us to higher ground. The ...

One of the world’s largest megacities, Tokyo is a place where bustling, ultra-modern districts like Shibuya, Shinjuku and Ginza coexist with traditional neighbourhoods like Asakusa, Kanda and Nezu, ...

Country music had quite a heyday in the 1960s. A lot of subgenres were starting to pop up, from the Bakersfield Sound to the early iterations of outlaw country music. In 1964, specifically, quite a ...

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A Japanese government panel estimates that a powerful earthquake striking directly beneath Tokyo could kill up to 18,000 people and cause damage worth about 83 trillion yen, or about 533 billion ...

A husband and wife, seeking to renew the excitement in their relationship, enjoy a weekend away from each other. A WEEKEND WITH VIRGINIA (48-24-34) BELL: the husband spends his time watching exotic ...

TOKYO, Japan (AP) — Members of the rescue team perform ladder stunts during the annual New Year’s Fire Brigade Review Tuesday, in Tokyo. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.