A three-day festival recreating the bustling vibe of Tokyo’s Akihabara area opened in Taipei yesterday, featuring anime, gaming, pop culture, maid cafe-themed events and cosplay. Akihabara is widely ...

A three-day festival recreating the bustling vibe of Tokyo's Akihabara opened in Taipei on the first day of the Tomb Sweeping ...

Traditional Japanese customs, cosplay and all things kawaii take over Costa Mesa at 18th Annual OC Japan Fair taking place this weekend at the OC Fair & Event Center.

20 “smart” trash bins that have automatic compression features and real-time monitoring of waste accumulations will be installed in Tokyo’s touristic Akihabara district that has been beset with ...

A staff member stands in a pharmacy in the shopping area of Tokyo’s Akihabara district on April 11, 2024. FILE PHOTO/Agence France-Presse Around 7,000 pharmacies and drugstores across Japan began on ...

Japan's Feb 8 House of Representatives election will be the third national vote since tightened security measures for senior figures were introduced after the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister ...

Bag checks are conducted at a street rally venue attended by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo's Akihabara district on Jan. 27, 2026. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's Feb. 8 House of ...

The leaders of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, are expected to jointly deliver their first campaign speeches for the Feb. 8 Lower House ...

Discover the best things to do in Tokyo, Japan — from temples to tea ceremonies and neon-lit streets. Your ultimate Tokyo ...

Genda Gigo Entertainment announced on July 15 that it will close the Akihabara Gigo 1 arcade at the end of August 2025. This was Sega’s flagship arcade and its red building has been a landmark of ...

Some voiced concerns that memories of the tragic incident may be fading. Shinichiro Murase, 55, a civil servant from the city of Yokohama, south of Tokyo, said that he was visiting Akihabara on the ...

An electronics store in Tokyo has apologized after hundreds of Chinese buyers who flocked there to get their hands on the latest Nvidia gaming chips brought mayhem to the neighborhood. The ensuing ...