The Kochi Prefectural Government has launched a 30-million-yen (approx. $209,000) crowdfunding campaign using the hometown ...

Looking for something to do while you're on break? Here are some of 2025 Golden Week Events in Japan from north to south.

DAISEN, Akita Prefecture--Pyrotechnic artworks from ... The Omagari event, whose official name is the All-Japan National Fireworks Competition, is one of the country's top fireworks festivals.

Ibaraki is one of the many regional governments across Japan seeking to attract giant pandas under the banner of local ...

Players from eight countries have won snooker's most prestigious title of world champion - but China is still waiting for its ...

An old, iconic weeping cherry tree has reached its peak blossoming in Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture, with light pink flowers ...

The Port of Niigata in Japan recently welcomed the maiden calls of the AIDAstella and the Azamara Pursuit. Both ships arrived ...

The buyout would bolster chairman Akio Toyoda's holding and influence over the broader Toyota group. Read more at ...

Toyota’s chair has proposed a ¥6tn ($42bn) deal to take the company’s biggest subsidiary private as he seeks to cement ...