Otaru, Japan, is using "ninjas" to remind tourists of local etiquette and address issues caused by overtourism, like blocking ...

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

KitchHike, which handles businesses centered on regional and food communities, announced on the 16th that it has raised funds through a third-party allotment of shares to ANA Holdings ...

There were 10-100 times more marimo moss balls in Hokkaido’s Lake Akan 120 years ago, a research team has found.

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

Following media reports April 8 on the arrest of actor Ryoko Hirosue on suspicion of inflicting minor injuries to a nurse at ...

Background Japan’s ‘Health Japan 21’ initiative targets a reduction in adult smoking prevalence to 12% by 2032. This study ...

With U.S.-Japan trade negotiations beginning in earnest on Thursday, Japanese companies face increasing uncertainty regarding ...

Despite offering some of Japan’s most beautiful scenery, Shirakawa-ko isn’t all that famous. “Wait a second,” you might be saying, “isn’t that village in Gifu Prefecture with the thatched roofs one of ...

THE SNOW WAS GENTLY FALLING when we arrived in Furano close to midnight. But the skies had cleared by morning, leaving behind ...

Cartographer Ino Tadataka (1745-1818) was 55 years old when he set out on his first surveying trip in 1800 to chart the coast ...

The Japanese government estimates that there is a 70-80 percent chance of a megaquake occurring within 30 years.