Kuroshio is a small town in the western part of Kōchi Prefecture ... appointed professor at the University of Tokyo. In the city of Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, many lives were lost to the ...

Tokyo, Taku Morisaki glimpses a familiar woman on the platform opposite boarding a train. Later, her photo falls from a shelf as he exits his apartment before flying to Kōchi Prefecture.

I was in the city of Kōchi on August 8 ... Affecting 707 local administrations in 29 prefectures, chiefly on western Japan’s Pacific seaboard, the warning came as the region experienced ...

One of the world’s most populous cities, Tokyo brings together many of the elements that make Japan so popular with travelers ...

One of the world’s most populous cities, Tokyo brings together many of the elements that make Japan so popular with travelers ...

With festivals taking place throughout the year in Tokyo, you have a good chance that your trip will coincide with a ...

By River Akira Davis and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Tokyo In the United States, the affordability of eggs has prompted a national discussion — underscoring anxieties about the economy and the ...

The cost of living in Tokyo rose more than anticipated from the previous month, keeping the Bank of Japan on track for further interest rate hikes. Consumer prices excluding fresh food rose 2.4% ...

Its many vendors and workers shifted their operations to Toyosu, a gleaming, modern facility in southern Tokyo. The Tsukiji outer market in Tokyo is thriving despite the departure of the fish ...

TOKYO — U.S. Forces Japan has begun reorganizing into a “warfighting headquarters,” U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday during his first trip to the Indo-Pacific since taking ...