From helping with hospital visits to even being a playmate for board games, residents of Yagiyama district help one another ...

SAKAHOGI, Gifu Prefecture—College students here restored a Mercedes-Benz ladder truck and took it on its first drive in more ...

Japan’s lack of public trash cans often surprises visitors, but cultural norms and safety concerns explain why travelers carry their trash all day.

As overtourism strains Japan’s major cities, Gifu Prefecture offers travelers a slower, more intimate way to experience the country’s culture.

A flight of stairs in this central Japan city has become infamous on social media for its unsettling features including a ...

Residents are suffering the effects of overcrowding and poor manners. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

The Shirakawa-go settlement light-up event started on January 12 in the village of Shirakawa, Gifu Prefecture. The ...

Gifu Prefecture, where the game is set, has one of the highest proportions of forested land in Japan, and is rich in natural sights such as Nagara River, one of the country’s three major clear water ...

GIFU – The first auction for premium persimmon brand Tenka Fubu, which was developed by Japan’s Gifu Prefecture, was held at a wholesale market in the town of Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, on Nov 1. It ...

NUVVE JAPAN K.K. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; ("Nuvve Japan") today announced it has secured the rights to install and ...

Caviar is one of the world’s top three luxury foods, along with foie gras and truffles, and is typically known as an imported product from Russia. Japanese people love the idea of putting plenty of ...