This past weekend saw Formula 1 arrive in Japan, and in a country with a rich amateur photographer culture, it is perhaps no surprise that organizers of the Japanese Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit sell special tickets for sports shooters.
Japan will begin testing security cameras equipped with "behavior detection" technology that is designed to catch criminals before they commit crimes.
Nikon, which just two years ago floundered well below its contemporaries, is once again making waves. The Z8 has proven incredibly popular and has propelled the company back up the sales charts.
In the first such declaration of its kind, Japan has seemingly asserted that it will not enforce copyrights when it comes to training generative artificial intelligence (AI) programs.
A group of surviving victims of the atomic bombing of the Japanese city of Nagasaki are using a U.S. military photo as new evidence in a lawsuit claiming that they were exposed to radiation.
Japan is introducing its first nationwide laws to criminalize exploitative "photo voyeurism."
Ricoh has already sold out of its Japanese allocation of Pentax K-3 Mark III Monochrome cameras twice. Clearly, the company's latest DSLR is extremely popular.
Researchers from the University of Western Australia (UWA) and scientists from Japan have recorded a fish swimming at a depth of more than eight kilometers (about five miles), setting a record for the deepest fish ever caught on camera.
Last summer, Canon partnered with Japanese toy manufacturer Takara Tomy to produce two Transformer toys that took the shape of cameras, but they were only available in Japan. That has changed and the partnership has also given rise to a third disguised robot option.
Hidari is a new stop-motion film that blends the aesthetic of anime with hand-carved wooden puppets that have been meticulously posed to create fantastical scenes.
Nikon is considering reinvestment in mainland Japan manufacturing through a new expansion of its facility in Otawara City, which currently hosts its only remaining Japan-based optics factory.
A long list of Sony's consumer products is getting a 14% price hike starting on February 1, the company announced today. That includes the Alpha series of cameras and interchangeable lenses.
Canon is no stranger to trying out new things on cameras and its latest concept puts a haptic motor behind the shutter button to provide silent feedback from the camera in place of sounds.
A pair of divers captured the moment they came face-to-face with a giant squid -- which are rarely seen alive by humans.
A photographer worked tirelessly to gain access into the closed world of sumo wrestling, a regimented and revered sport exclusive to Japan.
If Leica ever launches its own branded phones in other markets, it would serve as notice to established players that smartphone photography is more than just a numbers game.
Japan's Hakuto-R mission 1 captured this stunning view of planet Earth after it launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida on Sunday.
In a delightful array of subtly whimsical images, photographer Max Cameron showcases a quirky approach to storytelling in his latest photo series.
Many photographers hit the streets in search of a perfect photo. But not Japanese photographer Masayuki Oki.
Leica has announced the Leitz Phone 2, a successor to the Leitz Phone 1 that it launched in 2021. The new model has more than twice the resolution, which the company claims is the largest sensor ever in a smartphone.
Halloween may have come and gone but the photography world may want to take note of this incredible costume spotted in Japan.
Miyazaki Wagyu, or Miyazakigyu, is considered one of the top brands of Japanese Wagyu. To celebrate a recent win at the Wagyu Olympics, the company created what it calls "meat models" of four World Heritage landscapes out of its exemplary beef.
Photographer Xavier Portela’s shots of Kyoto, Japan, at night give a newfound appreciation for the neon charm of the city. Propelled by his vision to articulate and illustrate the various sounds, temperatures, and pulsating electricity of bustling cities, Portela’s images stir the imagination and set stories of intrigue and possibility adrift.
Canon Japan is set to increase prices that span its entire interchangeable lens camera division, including multiple camera bodies, lenses, and Cinema EOS products.
Canon is about to begin constructing a new $345 million plant to build the equipment used in a crucial part of semiconductor manufacturing called lithography.
Photographer Noritaka Minami spent over a decade documenting the iconic Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo on large format cameras before it was demolished last month.
Tsukasa Yajima's photographs of comfort women, girls forced into sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army, underline the importance of remembering atrocities of the past.
Colombian pop star Shakira posted a video to her Instagram last week of her shocked reaction to a phone camera 20 years ago that underlines how far lens technology has progressed.
Canon has officially partnered with Japanese toy company Takara Tomy to produce two "robots in disguise" Transformer toys that take the shape of the EOS R5.
Lieutenant Dan McGovern stands amid the wreckage in Nagasaki, Japan at precisely the spot an atomic bomb had landed a month earlier. McGovern has a camera in hand, documenting one of the 20th century's most significant events.