Are you one of 40 million travelers expected to visit Japan soon, but want a place less touristy than Tokyo and Kyoto?

Atami-zakura is among the earliest region to bloom, with blossoms opening between late January and early February. The blooms ...

Coral Expeditions has three 14-night Through the Heart of Japan departures in 2025: October 4, October 18 and November 2.

Nearly 80 percent of municipalities within 30 kilometers of 15 nuclear power plants across Japan have a lower proportion of ...

Under the new plan, for example, the prefectural governments of Toyama, Fukushima and Shimane will send officials to Shizuoka ...

The Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry will designate in advance local governments that will dispatch relief ...

In Shizuoka, Japan, commercial spaces are being turned into guest accommodation to draw more visitors and help revitalise the ...

The aim of the policy is to enable local governments that will provide support, and the prefectures expected to receive help, to conduct joint disaster drills and other preparations.

An initiative known as "Birupaku" is transforming vacant commercial spaces into guest accommodations in the central Japan ...

The Self-Defense Forces have made efforts to strengthen cooperation with local governments in preparation for a major ...

The Japanese car making giants aimed to combine their businesses to compete against Chinese rivals. Authorities using drone cameras have yet to ascertain if the missing driver is inside the cabin.

A 36-year-old plastic hamburger bag was found on the seabed more than 5,000 meters deep off the Boso Peninsula ... research submersible operated by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science ...