Go off the tourist track and into the heart of Japan. Here are 10 hidden gems to visit in Japan, according to a local.

Nakasendo Way has linked Kyoto and Tokyo for centuries—and now the forgotten route is being revived. A walking tour through ...

From visiting a rural onsen to losing yourself in under the neon lights of an arcade, these are the best experiences in Japan ...

Japan's Princess Aiko has visited temporary shops in Shika Town, Ishikawa Prefecture, run by people affected by the massive earthquake that hit the Noto Peninsula on New Year's Day last year.

SHIZUOKA (Japan), May 18 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- A local government's decision to promote a bridge as the perfect spot for an Instagrammable shot of Mt. Fuji has backfired, with residents up in arms about ...

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Japan's health ministry is set to eliminate out-of-pocket payments associated with child delivery, possibly from April next year, to address the country's declining birthrate. One proposed approach in ...

Her novel “Hunchback” is an angry cry against “ableist machismo.” By Martin Fackler Reporting from Yamato, Japan When Saou Ichikawa was named the winner of the Akutagawa Prize in July 2023 ...

An Air Self-Defense Force training jet with two personnel aboard crashed into a large reservoir shortly after takeoff from a base near Nagoya, central Japan, the government said Wednesday. The ASDF ...

No, not the Warriors. The Mexican national soccer team, which fills stadiums everywhere it plays in the U.S., will play a friendly match against Japan at the Oakland Coliseum on Sept. 6 ...

Well, we're happy to announce that you can ride on a Thomas-themed train in Japan. In a clip shared by ... is operated by the Oigawa Railway in Shizuoka Prefecture. It runs between Shin-Kanaya ...

On May 4, 2025, during the Friendship Day event held at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, the U.S. Navy publicly unveiled the AIM-174B (air-launched variant of the SM-6) for the first ...