Escape Japan's more popular tourist hubs and head to a less-visited, mountainous region with festivals and delicious food offerings throughout the year.

Can the Home King Continue to Reign? The upcoming J2 League clash between Nagasaki Voyage and Akita Lightning promises to be an exhilarating showdown. With Nagasaki's impressive home form and Akita's ...

From subtropical islands to chilled-out ski resorts, there are so many places in Japan that don't suffer from the overtourism ...

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People in Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, have flown kites in a festival to mark the first signs of spring as the snow ...

Three workers died Friday morning after collapsing inside a manhole at a sewer construction site in the city of Oga, Akita Prefecture, according to police. The incident occurred around 9:30 a.m ...

YUZAWA, Japan >> The Inukko Matsuri (Yuzawa Inukko Dog Festival), a traditional Lunar New Year festival in which people make ...

Coupled shinkansen bullet trains returned to full service in northeastern Japan on Saturday morning, the operator said, ...