On a snowy day in the quiet town of Kumamoto, dozens of Japanese office workers in safety helmets and sneakers crouch low on ...

The Japanese love their sport, and attending a sporting event is a fantastic activity for travellers. International sports have a uniquely Japanese atmosphere and native sports, such as sumo and drift ...

Now it’s the women’s turn. The race for the podium in the women’s event is a tight one, with a crowded field including U.S. and Japanese skaters, as well as dark horse Adeliia Petrosian from Russia, ...

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani isn’t just the best baseball player in the world. He’s also the driving force ...

After documented suffering by Japanese athletes and insufficient mechanisms to report abuse, the government’s efforts to end mistreatment in sports are a positive step. However, effective ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Japan is a place where passions, hobbies and interests aren’t just encouraged, they’re deemed as being essential to a healthy society — ...