In the 1990s, there was a magazine for foreigners in Japan called "The Alien." It was known for its humorous pieces and a slightly different take on Japan than one could find in the regular mainstream ...

For many, the defining example of a Hollywood actor advertising products in Japanese commercials may not even be an actual one, but the character Bill Murray portrayed in "Lost in Translation" to hold ...

Shibuya has a rat problem. The rodents are lured to the area by the promise of an abundant supply of food scraps, which sit in the kitchens of countless restaurants and bars scattered throughout the ...

Naohisa Okuda, head of the Nature Conservation Bureau at the Ministry of the Environment, explains about Japan's new regulations on alien species, with his face painted like a red-eared slider turtle, ...