It's a bus, it's a train, it's a DMV! A dual-mode vehicle equally at home on road and rail is set to make its public debut on Saturday in the town of Kaiyo in Japan's Tokushima prefecture.

TOKYO - A total of 256 municipalities have neither a public library nor a bookstore, the Yomiuri Shimbun has learnt. This ...

A total of 256 municipalities have neither a public library nor a bookstore, the Yomiuri Shimbun has learned. This amounts to 15% of the 1,718 municipalities nationwide.

As forecasting is not always that precise, nature photographers often want to get a jump on the full-bloom schedule by ...

The Setouchi region of Japan is emerging as a beacon for sustainability, gaining global recognition for its proactive ...

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

Trying to anticipate what U.S. President Donald Trump will do next is a bit like throwing out a possible date for when the ...

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

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.

As head of Issey Miyake’s womenswear, Satoshi Kondo nods to the pioneering designer’s legacy but is cleverly crafting his own ...

Takeda Healthcare Philippines, Inc. and Otsuka-Solar Philippines, Inc., with the support of the Embassy of Japan in the Ph ...