The resort town of Yamanaka Onsen, about 325 miles west of Tokyo, claims a long history of tourism: Japanese have been drawn to its restorative hot springs ringed in misty mountains for some 1,300 ...

Japanese tourists still ... beside the icy aquamarine river; I walk there often, especially in spring, when wildflowers emerge from lush tufts of moss. Yamanaka is also known for wooden tableware ...

"Pantera" Nery (23-0-0, 17 KOs), as the official challenger, will challenge WBC world champion Shinsuke Yamanaka (27-0-2, 19 KO's) on Aug. 15 at a location to be determined in Japan, although ...

Japan’s Shinsuke Yamanaka knocked out Jose Nieves of Puerto Rico with a lightning straight left in the first round to retain his World Boxing Council bantamweight title in Tokyo yesterday.