TOKYO — It may soon become more expensive to ride one of Japan’s famously crowded trains thanks to measures recently approved by lawmakers to combat the side effects of “over-tourism.” Visitors have ...

Every morning in Tokyo, during rush hour, thousands of Japanese people head to the train stations with almost choreographed rigor. And among the crowd, one can still spot, in some stations, a ...

People across Tokyo and surrounding regions were urged to stay indoors as heavy rain caused flash floods that filled the ...

As Japan returns to work from coronavirus restrictions, its notoriously crowded trains — almost a symbol of its celebrated work ethic — are raising fears about a resurgence of infections. Authorities ...

The notoriously crowded Tokyo morning rush-hour trains are sparsely populated. Classrooms are eerily empty. Store shelves are bare. People with masks pop up throughout a city fearing the spread of the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TOKYO (AP) — Thousands of people in northern ...