A massive 535-pound bluefin tuna sold for a record 510 million yen ($3.2 million) at the first auction of 2026 at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market. The top bidder for the prized tuna at the predawn auction ...

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 ...

A general admission ticket to the 1919 Kentucky Derby – won by the first Triple Crown winner, Sir Barton – sold for $35,000 on eBay on Dec. 3. Matt Fuller, chief ticket authenticator of the ...

Asia is home to nine of the world's 10 most populous cities in 2025, according to the United Nations. A new report identifies Jakarta, with 42 million residents, as having the largest population ...

Visiting Tokyo for the first time can feel like stepping into the future and the past at once. This vast, ever-shifting metropolis is all about contrasts: centuries-old shrines tucked beside glass ...

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You can’t visit Tokyo without seeing them. These pale-yellow boxes of individually wrapped bite-size cakes are emblazoned with images of the capital’s most famous tourist attractions and, sometimes, ...

Tokyo is one of those cities that never seems to sleep. The bustling metropolis has served as the capital of the country for over 150 years, and while it’s often thought of as a futuristic cityscape, ...

From tiny bars to expansive green spaces, these are the best things to do in Tokyo. Jessica Kozuka is a Japan-based freelance writer with nearly 20 years of experience. Her work has appeared in ...

Tales of Festival 2020 stream will definitely be a fun watch though as it'll feature the seiyuu of Lloyd and Zelos, Katsuyuki Konishi and Masaya Onosaka. Ys IX: Monstrum Nox gets tons of new content ...

The death of downtown is now a familiar refrain. Central business districts (CBDs) in cities around the world—once bustling centers of office work—were hit hard by the pandemic and the shift to remote ...

There was plenty of excitement and anticipation over the Tokyo Series to begin the 2025 MLB World Tour, and it more than delivered en route to becoming the biggest standalone event in league history. ...