South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in western Japan for a summit where the two ...

Okinawa is Japan’s sole subtropical region, attracting visitors seeking white sand beaches and swaying palms. Of the 160 or ...

With Japan's rapidly aging population putting mounting pressure on medical and nursing care systems, local governments are ...

THE mangled wreck of a missing tourist helicopter has reportedly been found by an active volcano in southern Japan. Two ...

Some localities could be hit repeatedly by snowfall, and heavy snows might also be observed on the Pacific side of Honshu, ...

The helicopter was on its third sightseeing flight of the day when it went missing. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Residents in an idyllic area of this southwest Japan city were perplexed when a developer briefed them about a project to ...

A company called Terra Drone writes that it has signed an agreement with Ishinomaki City in Miyagi Prefecture to use drones equipped with bear-repellent spray.

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

Northern Japan faces a record surge in Asian black bear attacks, with Akita Prefecture hardest hit. Depopulation and ...

A city in the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Fukuoka has promoted its local sake in Hong Kong, a major importer of the ...

Guidelines call on local officials, mainly at prefectural governments, to work to secure accommodation and match it with ...