DEEPER JAPAN

Some dedicated people are intent on saving the small village of Kito, and the last 20 bears that live in the surrounding mountains.

Head to Shibuya in Tokyo to experience toilets like you've never experienced them before.

Beyond the temples and shrines, the city of Kyoto offers so much more. Take a look at our list of the best alternative tours in Kyoto for an off the beaten path experience, courtesy of Trip101!

Artist Yuri Shimojo turned a way to deal with the pain of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami into peace-filled art with her "Memonto Mori" series of mandala-like paintings.

We've got the scoop on prolific author Kazuo Ishiguro's latest book cover designs. But why are they so dramatically different?

Tried and True Ways to Coexist as told by a bear conservationist

Buddhist temples that are part of the Shikoku Pilgrimage and local sake makers in southwestern Japan cooperate to overcome difficulties they face amid the coronavirus pandemic.

A group of university students launch a project to fight against unconscious bias.