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

For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its disappearance as a bad omen. By Martin Fackler and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Suwa ...

Tucked away in the mountain range of the Saga Prefecture, on the western island of Kyushu, Ureshino is home to some of Japan’s most coveted onsens, run by more than 30 hotels and ryokans ...

For a country as safe and orderly as Japan, the terrorist attack was an unimaginable shock. It came just two months after the Great Hanshin earthquake, a 6.9-magnitude disaster that killed more ...

The Festival of Colors celebration will have to wait one more day — the Holi Festival has been moved to 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday but the events will still take place at Repentance Park, at 275 ...

Augusta's first 7 PM sunset is on Thursday, March 27th. Find out what time your sunset is by clicking here. As we approach longer days, expect the sky around 6:00 PM to become brighter over the ...

Unseasonably hot weather has covered wide areas in Japan, with temperatures rising 30 degrees Celsius or higher in prefectures in the southwestern region of Kyushu. The Meteorological Agency says ...

Summer Sonic began over 25 years ago in Japan by Naoki Shimizu as a two-day annual music festival in Japan's Chiba and Osaka that takes place every August. Over the years, it saw big names from ...

TOKYO -- The Japanese government established a new joint operations command Monday to oversee the three branches of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, aiming to ensure readiness and greater ...

TOKYO, March 22 (Reuters) - The top diplomats from Japan, China and South Korea met in Tokyo on Saturday, seeking common ground on East Asian security and economic issues amid escalating global ...

SAITAMA: Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup on Thursday (Mar 20) as South Korea were held but still inched closer along with a rampant Australia Daichi Kamada and ...