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

Yonaguni, a tiny Japanese island near Taiwan, is getting soldiers, radar and missiles. As China’s dispute with Tokyo escalates, some residents are worried. Yonaguni, a Japanese military outpost about ...

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 ...

In the northerly prefecture of Aomori, locals have a unique obsession with apples, which can be experienced in the region’s ...

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.

With its laid-back seafaring culture and unique wildlife, the Yaeyama archipelago in Japan’s far southern Okinawa prefecture ...

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 ...

Seven test-takers were disqualified for cheating in Japan's Common Test for University Admissions held on Jan. 17 and 18.