The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's destroyer has left for drills in Australia and the Philippines. The Defense Ministry ...

Experience the beauty and tradition of Japan's Lantern Festivals with our guide to these breathtaking celebrations of light ...

Mostly cloudy with a high of 46 °F (7.8 °C) and a 60% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 12 to 24 mph (19.3 to 38.6 kph). Night - Partly cloudy. Winds from WNW to NW at 15 to 21 mph (24. ...

Days later Japan surrendered. Around 140,000 people died in Hiroshima and some 74,000 others in Nagasaki including many who survived the explosions but died later from radiation exposure.

When cycling from Sasebo to Nagasaki, there are two main options for navigating ... in the European-styled train station before heading on. When route planning in Japan, we are often hesitant to ...

The mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have visited the US Embassy in Tokyo to request that US President Donald Trump visit their atomic-bombed cities. Hiroshima Mayor Matsui Kazumi and Nagasaki ...

The mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have requested that U.S. President Donald Trump visit the atomic-bombed cities this year to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the attacks and the end of ...

I set out on a 3 ½-week trip to Japan. The timing worked out — the favorable dollar-to-yen exchange rate, mild weather, and vibrant autumn foliage made it a great time to visit. With little ...

Tunnyhill did visit Japan, though, when his unit was assigned to postwar occupation in Sasebo. There he saw some of the refugees from Nagasaki, 60 miles away. Japanese children used to gather ...

The return of inflation and wage growth is giving the Bank of Japan room to raise interest rates and declare the end of a long period of stagnation. Source: FactSet, Bank of Japan By The New York ...

The trip begins with a nice 100km push to Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture. This seaside mountain town ... the route passes through one of the best examples of Japan’s pine forest-lined seascapes: ...

Japan hopes to produce element 119 one atom at a time using its powerful, custom-built facility at the Riken Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science. Geopolitics and shifting national ...