For decades, Kotoku Wamura was mocked for building an enormous floodgate in his village. But when a massive tsunami struck, ...

From ancient shrines and mountain trails to cooking classes with charismatic locals, travelling through Ibaraki gives ...

The instrument manufacturing company Marusan Hashimoto in the city of Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, is very busy making strings for the shamisen, the ko･･･ ...

Japan will face more heavy snow after a two-week whiteout, the country's weather agency said Monday, warning people to be ...

Woven City near Mount Fuji is where Japanese automaker Toyota plans to test everyday living with robotics, artificial ...

ICHIKIKUSHIKINO, Kagoshima — Liquor experts from abroad visited shochu distilleries in Ichikikushikino, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Wednesday ... Kenny Yang, who runs a company in Taiwan that imports ...

If you are planning to travel to Kochi or any other city in Japan, this airport locator will be a very useful tool. This page gives complete information about the Kochi Airport along with the airport ...

Japan - February 14, 2025 Japan has been grappling with continuous heavy snowfall in recent days, with Niigata Prefecture, located along the Sea of Japan in the Chubu region, bearing the brunt of ...

Nurses at Japan national hospitals stage strike over deadlocked wage negotiations ...

Osaka prefectural police have arrested a 28-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of dumping the body parts of a man in a mountainous area of Higashiosaka City, Osaka Prefecture. Police said Hiroto Oki ...

DALIAN, China -- The number of Japanese residents in China sank below 100,000 for the first time in 20 years in 2024 as rising wages and political risks impact how Japanese corporations operate in ...