The building housing Studio ALTA, the iconic meetup spot in Tokyo’s garish neon-lit Shinjuku entertainment district, has gone dark after 45 years. A large crowd gathered in front of the building as ...

JR Shinjuku Station held a ceremony to unveil a new park and bronze penguin statue representing the mascot for East Japan Railway Co.'s (JR East) Suica IC card at its recently opened south exit, on ...

With Halloween around the corner, Tokyo administrators are exploring ways to curtail the rise in public drinking, noise and other nuisances in popular neighborhoods that evening. While some ...

Ethnic Chinese gangs stumble as they cross swords with the Japanese mafia in Jackie Chan starrer "Shinjuku Incident," an over-ambitious, narratively untidy urban crimer. Ethnic Chinese gangs stumble ...

For over four decades, “Let’s meet at Alta” was a given for anyone planning to meet up with friends in Shinjuku — one of Tokyo’s busiest entertainment districts. The Shinjuku Alta building, which ...

Shinjuku is an energy-heavy district. It’s a kaleidoscope of fun, modernity, and tradition all intertwined to captivate your senses from the moment you arrive. Imagine towering skyscrapers, neon signs ...

According to a 2018 survey on foreign visitors conducted by the Tokyo metropolitan government, the most popular tourist spot in Tokyo is, surprisingly enough, not Ginza or Asakusa, but the ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Megumi has a warning for me as we round a corner, as we turn from a wide, well-lit street into a ...

Getting lost in Shinjuku Station is an emotional experience. With 12 different train lines and 36 platforms, it’s officially the world’s busiest train station, with an estimated 3.59 million people ...