NAGANO, Japan -- Shiga Kogen Mountain Resort, located in the town of Yamanouchi in Japan's Nagano prefecture, aims to attract foreign visitors for longer stays. This winter, a growing number of ...

Shiga Kogen or Tomamu. Regardless of where you choose to stay, however, one of the most important factors to being a good tourist is how you behave. In Japan it’s important for tourists to be as ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Overnight stays at accommodation facilities in Japan by Japanese and foreign travelers rose 5.5% in 2024 from the previous year to a record 651.49 million, preliminary government ...

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck southwest Japan on Monday, the country's Meteorological Agency has said. The earthquake hit at 9.19 pm local time (3:19 pm CET), it added. Tsunami warnings were ...

A record number of visitors came to Japan in 2024, thanks to surging post-pandemic global tourism and a decline in the yen that’s making the island nation an attractive and affordable destination.

TOKYO – Record numbers of tourists flocked to Japan in 2024, figures showed on Jan 15, as the weak yen bolstered the appeal of the “bucket list” destination despite overcrowding complaints ...

In the closing days of 2024, Japan recorded the highest number of weekly influenza cases since it started keeping records in 1999. Japan set a new record of 317,812 weekly influenza cases for ...

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Night - Mostly clear with a 66% chance of precipitation. Winds WSW at 11 to 14 mph (17.7 to 22.5 kph). The overnight low will be 24 °F (-4.4 °C). Mostly cloudy with a high of 36 °F (2.2 °C ...

Cloudy with a high of 54 °F (12.2 °C). Winds WSW at 11 to 12 mph (17.7 to 19.3 kph). Night - Clear. Winds from W to WSW at 9 to 13 mph (14.5 to 20.9 kph). The overnight low will be 32 °F (0 °C ...