Looking for something to do while you're on break? Here are some of 2025 Golden Week Events in Japan from north to south.

SHIMONOSEKI, Yamaguchi Prefecture--The aging ... the suspension of Japan’s research whaling after taking issue with Tokyo’s claim it was killing whales for scientific purposes.

The Kangei Maru, the world’s only whaling mother ship, left its home Port of Shimonoseki on Monday for its second whaling ...

The Kangei Maru, a commercial whaling ship, leaves Shimonoseki port in western Japan on April 21, 2025. (Kyodo) SHIMONOSEKI, Yamaguchi (Kyodo) -- A commercial whaling ship left a western Japanese ...

Tokyo is bracing for an influx of 40 million visitors in 2025—a surge that eclipses even its own lofty past benchmarks. In a metropolis where centuries-old shrines abut A.I.-charged vending ...

The crew of the ship, which left Shimonoseki port, plans to start hunting fin whales in the exclusive economic zone, north of the northern island of Hokkaido, from Friday and is set to return to port ...

An American Airlines flight from New York City to Tokyo was forced to turn around over the Pacific Ocean on Monday night before flying back to Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas after experiencing a ...

I'm an American who moved to Tokyo in search of a new beginning. Japan's work culture can be intense, but I've been presented with amazing opportunities in Tokyo. There's so much to love about the ...