When it was recently revealed that an official and abject apology had been issued for a train in Japan having departed a station 20 seconds early, the international reaction was one of understandable ...

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Uh-oh. Wrong train. Running up the stairs at the Osaka train station, bound for Kyoto, get to the platform just as the doors are closing, no time to think, jump onboard. I'm headed for Kyoto all right ...

Fear is commonly held to be a cold sensation, which is how we ended up with English phrases like “bone-chilling” and “a chill ran down his spine.” Those idioms may not translate directly into Japanese ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Sit on the mountainside of the train (left side from Osaka, right side from Kyoto) for the best riverside and seasonal foliage views. Cars three and four have window benches ...

With all the sights, sounds, and history Kyoto City has to offer, from the Golden Pavilion to the thousands of torii shrine gates at Fushimi Inari Shrine, most people forget that there is much more to ...

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Japan’s leading figure in kawaii culture, Sebastian Masuda is set to revive Kawaii Monster Café, the iconic Harajuku landmark in Tokyo, at the end of the year. But first, he’s unveiled something just ...

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