TRAVEL NEWS FROM THE JAPAN TIMES

Osaka’s Canes & Tales raises a glass to bygone charms

Under shogi’s shadow, Tokyo’s chess lovers make their move

‘Rice swindler,’ ‘Face thief’: Worried citizens invent new monsters

In the forecast for June — a lot of talk about the weather

So long, gateball. Japan’s seniors are ready to work those core muscles.

With Igniv Bangkok, the Thai capital’s fine dining scene gets a boost

From Belgian waffles to Nordic sushi: What to eat at the 2025 Osaka Expo

Japanese mollusks with a tangy lift

At a mountainside shrine, yuzu candy made by imperial decree

What’s in a name? With new guidelines, the Japanese government wants to know.

In Elden Ring Nightreign, the FromSoftware formula goes awry

Waves of umami: Awaji Island’s culinary trove

The empanada that’s secretly a ‘gyōza’ inside

How ‘hikikomori’ shut-ins ‘start to have dreams for the future’

Traditional home experts to gather at MinkaMeets event

