A natural phenomenon called "Omiwatari," in which ice forming on the surface of Lake Suwa in Nagano Prefecture splits to ...

A falling machine gun fatally struck a safety officer during rope descent training at Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) Camp ...

Drought in the mountainous areas of central and northeastern Japan is contributing to the spread of forest fires on a scale ...

My husband and I paid $115 each for Gran Class tickets on Japan's Shinkansen bullet train. The seats and extra perks made a ...

Chikara Ricky Nagano, a partner at Prager Metis in the accounting and attest department, leads the Japanese Global Services ...

Unseasonable drier weather may be making the country more vulnerable to fires by leaving forests parched. Read more at ...

From Hokkaido's pristine powder-snow peaks to the neon-lit drinking warrens of downtown Osaka, inbound tourists are flocking ...

Heavy snowfall expected in the Kanto Koshin region and Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan from March 3 to 5 is already ...

MATSUMOTO, Japan >> As the number of domestic skiers and snowboarders declines significantly, many ski resorts in Japan are ...