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.

From a popular island in Greece to a lush White Lotus paradise in Thailand and a billionaire mountain resort in America, ...

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 ...

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.

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TOKYO -- Japan welcomed a record 36.87 million tourists in 2024, up 47.1% from the previous year thanks to the weak yen, according to data released Wednesday by the Japan National Tourism ...

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.