Japan is famously known for its hot springs, or onsen, which provide a peaceful retreat from the city chaos. While famous ...

Japanese speed skater Tatsuya Shinhama on Saturday revealed he had been seriously hurt in a traffic accident while away for ...

In Japan, some tour buses have been repurposed as hearses, providing “compassionate” funeral services that enable families to ...

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As home to the world's biggest water park, Aquaventure, it's unsurprising that Atlantis, the Palm, in Dubai, has been named ...

"Niseko is too expensive" is a sentiment propagated by more than a few news articles and TV programs that zeroed in on soaring commodity prices against the backdrop of a weak yen, all accompanied by ...

International tourists, especially Australians, started to arrive en masse in the famous Japanese ski resort of Niseko in the ...

Nozo Hotel is practically brand-new when I arrive for the start of the spring ski season in late February. The 78-room property, owned by a Malaysian property developer, opened in ...

If you're in Tokyo and hear of cherry blossoms in Kyoto, remember it's only a couple of hours by high-speed bullet train. You will be following the crowds no doubt, but it would be worth the effort.

Hokkaido in winter offers thrilling adventures and surreal natural beauty with every (snowshoed) step.

Ships can take you to parts of the country that roads, rails or planes don't. All you need is this guide.

Welsh seaweed saw a UK scientist worshipped in Japan after she revived a dying seafood industry. Dignitaries are attending the "hamani" flower-viewing event to celebrate Anglo-Japanese relations.