Japan has launched a sleeper bus with fully flat seats that could help concertgoers and tourists avoid having to pay for a ...

Kochi Ekimae Kanko recently unveiled its new bus equipped with special seats that unfold into flat bunk beds. The bus seats 24 passengers and will begin weekly service on a trial basis between Tokyo ...

Kochi Prefecture at 29.5 percent, Iwate Prefecture at 29.1 percent and Tokushima Prefecture at 28.8 percent. On the other hand, Tokyo is the only prefecture with under 20 percent, at 17.5 percent.

For long-distance travel in Japan, most people’s first transportation choice is the shinkansen, followed by a plane if their ...

Visitors looking for the "real Japan" may find it on a new long trail two hours from Tokyo that shows off the country's ...

Japan will unveil its first-ever double-decker sleeper bus on March 4, travelling between Tokyo and the southern city of Kochi, located on the island of Shikoku. Operator Kochi Ekimae Kanko calls ...

Hong Kong director-producer has been scouting locations for an action movie in north Japan, leading to hopes that he will ...

AKI, Kochi Prefecture—A roguish local cat has been making headlines for his dramatic entrances at a noodle shop with sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean here. This saucy feline burglar ...

The increased focus on foreign travelers follows the death of a Hong Kong woman on the outskirts of Otaru. The 61-year-old ...

Flurries with a high of 11 °F (-11.7 °C) and a 55% chance of precipitation. Winds WSW at 9 mph (14.5 kph). Night - Flurries with a 80% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 7 to 16 mph (11. ...