Shigeru Ishiba, a former minister of defense and a "gunji otaku", or military geek, has long advocated for an enhanced ...

Soar over the charming city of Kurashiki, Japan, with stunning drone footage showcasing its famed canal district and iconic ...

On Sunday, February 2, 2025, an All Nippon Airways De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 completed an uneventful flight from Osaka ...

If you're travelling this new year, these intimate wellness retreats in Japan will help usher in a new era of self-care for starting fresh.

In Japan, while cherry blossoms often capture the most attention ... Also of note are three bridges — Otoko-bashi (male bridge), Taira-bashi (flat bridge) and Onna-bashi (female bridge) — that ...

Hoshoryu, real name Sugarragchaa Byambasuren, became the 74th yokozuna after winning a major tournament last week. The sinkhole in Yashio city has now grown to the size of a swimming pool ...

Nikko, although primarily known for its UNESCO World Heritage sites, such as Toshogu Shrine and Nikko National Park, actually also has several onsen resorts with healing waters. Arguably one of ...

7 min). It's a short walk from there. In the summer, you can watch the cormorants fishing for their meals from the pleasure boat that sets sail from north of Togetsukyo Bridge. There's much to see and ...

The best bridge camera combines the convenience of a compact camera with the zoom of a telephoto lens and the ergonomics of a DSLR. In fact they look and feel pretty similar to a DSLR, but they have a ...

Night - Cloudy with a 51% chance of precipitation. Winds from NW to WNW at 4 to 6 mph (6.4 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 30 °F (-1.1 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 56 °F (13.3 °C ...

Non-Japanese speakers were excluded from access to disaster information after the Great Hanshin Earthquake struck 30 years ago, and Japanese and foreign residents are still filling in the cracks.