If the threat of death and lung cancer and tracheostomies won’t get you to stop smoking, perhaps this will—more vacation days. A Japanese company is giving nonsmokers six extra vacation days a year.

Japan’s tourism industry is booming, but it faces a hotel room shortage, especially in Tokyo as the country prepares for the Summer Olympics. H2O (the name stands for Hospitality 2.0) addresses the ...

Photo Credit: A one-bedroom short-term rental managed by H2O Hospitality in Osaka, Japan. H2O Hospitality is a startup in Japan and Korea that manages lodging on behalf of owners with its tech-led ...

American parents could serve their children well to take them on vacation to Japan, provided that the parents have the time and money to invest in such a trip. As a parent of two young children, I was ...

If you watched season five of Girls, in which Shoshanna is living a fabulously quirky lifestyle in Tokyo, Japan, you too might already be completely obsessed with the idea of exploring this ...

SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - The Japanese are the most holiday-deprived nation in the developed world, taking an average nine days off a year, while the French enjoy the most, averaging 34.5 days off ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Last month, Japan began to ease its border restrictions by doubling its cap on daily entries, including Japanese citizens, foreign students and some business travelers. The country ...

"Before we flew there, I was clear from the jumpstart: 'This is not a vacation! This is a cultural trip! It's educational,' " Simmons tells PEOPLE Anya Leon is a Senior News Editor and the Parents ...