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The incredible interior of St. Louis Union Station Hotel, Missouri, with huge archways in the ceiling and curved stained glass windows.

7 hotels inside former train stations in Europe and beyond

Travel February 24, 2025 By Emily Bashforth

An exterior shot of the Kochi Ekimae Kanko bus in Japan.

Japan to launch first-ever bunk bed sleeper bus that's like a 'mobile hotel'

Travel February 10, 2025 By Jessica Hamilton

The unique muscle girl bar in Japan where customers can pay to be slapped

Inside Japan’s 'Muscle Girl Bar' where you can be slapped and served by strong women

Travel January 11, 2025 By Jessica Hamilton

Luggages on Conveyor belt in the airport

Airline offering same-day baggage delivery for passengers who prefer not to carry luggage

Travel December 15, 2024 By Jessica Hamilton

These bizarre Japanese buildings have something unexpected in common

Travel December 13, 2024 By Eleanor Noyce

Tourist arrested for defacing one of Tokyo's most famous shrines

World November 16, 2024 By Danny Rigg

Rascal the Racoon (Picture: Nippon Animation)

How an anime racoon cost Japan £2,200,000 in one year alone

World May 20, 2024 By Sara Odeen-Isbister

Disney Resort Tokyo

'Magical' Disney theme park that isn't actually Disney but has 'better' rides and snacks

Travel April 27, 2024 By Edaein O'Connell

Matt Alt@Matt_AltFarewell to another legend: Shigeichi Negishi, inventor of karaoke, has died age 100. By automating the sing-along, he earned the enmity of performers who saw his machine as a threat to their jobs. It's an eerie precursor of the debate surrounding AI's impact on artists today.

Man who invented karaoke has (badly) sung his final song and died aged 100

World March 15, 2024 By Jen Mills

New Capybara Café opens in Japan and puts cat cafés to shame

Travel March 8, 2024 By Eleanor Noyce

Seven hotels that made my two-week holiday to Japan

Travel January 23, 2024 By Lizzie Thomson

Dotonbori district night, Osaka, Japan

The top 10 trending cities for 2024 revealed – and three are in one country

Travel November 9, 2023 By Lizzie Thomson

The world’s best hotels for 2023 revealed (but only one UK location makes the top 20)

Travel September 20, 2023 By Eleanor Noyce

Mt. Fuji and Tokyo skyline

From capsule hotels to gaming districts: Seven things to know before you visit Tokyo

Travel July 18, 2023 By Tamara Hinson

This picture taken on October 16, 2020 shows Japanese Kabuki actor Ennosuke Ichikawa in Tokyo. Ichikawa, one of Japan's best-known kabuki actors was found collapsed at home alongside both of his parents, who were confirmed dead, local media said on May 18, 2023. (Photo by JIJI Press / AFP) / Japan OUT (Photo by STR/JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images)

Japanese actor found semi-conscious in room next to dead parents

World May 25, 2023 By Sara Odeen-Isbister

Kim K takes kids to hedgehog cafe in Tokyo

Kim Kardashian treats four kids to tea with some hedgehogs during Tokyo trip

Showbiz April 4, 2023 By Lucy Norris

Hideko Hakamada (front-R) and supporters of her brother Iwao Hakamada (C) enter the Tokyo High Court on March 13, 2023. - Tokyo's High Court ordered a retrial for 87-year-old former boxer Hakamada, dubbed the world's longest-serving death row inmate, nearly six decades after he was convicted of murder. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP) (Photo by KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images)

World's longest-serving death row inmate to get retrial after 57 years in prison

World March 13, 2023 By Sara Odeen-Isbister

aerial view of Shibuya Crossing at night. Tokyo 2020, Japan

Venture to Tokyo's lesser-known neighbourhoods and escape the crowds

Travel January 9, 2023 By Tamara Hinson

Five reasons you should head to Japan now it's open for visitors again

Travel October 10, 2022 By Tamara Hinson

Thousands line Tokyo's streets to say farewell to Shinzo Abe after assassination

World July 12, 2022 By James Hockaday

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