Microplastics (MPs) pollution is a prevalent environmental problem that affects ecosystems globally. Despite the growing ...

Three more destinations – the foothills of Mount Fuji, Niigata, and Yamagata – have been added to the Japan Tourism Agency ...

Visitors to Takaikamishima, in western Japan, are welcomed by a colorful cast of characters from Japanese manga which far o ...

During World War II, an entire island in the Seto Inland Sea vanished from the map. It didn’t sink into the sea – rather, Okunoshima Island in Hiroshima Prefecture was kept shrouded in secrecy ...

The yōkai, a creation of artist Chubei Yagyu, is one of about 900 folk spirit artworks collected at the Yokai Art Museum on Seto Inland Sea’s Shodoshima in Kagawa Prefecture.

Designed by Mayumi Miyawaki and hidden in the leafy Japanese countryside, this unusual summer house is an intriguing example of 1970s Japanese architecture. A few years ago, it was purchased by a ...

From sleek urban retreats like Aman Tokyo to luxury resorts like Park Hyatt Niseko Hanazono in Hokkaido, these are the 23 best hotels in Japan to book on your next trip.

During World War II, an entire island in the Seto Inland Sea vanished from the map. It didn’t sink into the sea — rather, ...

Japan is one of the most beautiful countries in Asia. An archipelago of more than 6,800 islands, the beautiful country is so ...

I had an aspiration to sail across an ocean solo before I die. I am a Canadian living in Japan, and in 2019, I purchased Wahine, a 1988 Gib Sea 402. I moved on board while she was moored in Tokyo.

TOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) -China has begun construction of a new structure in waters between China and Japan in the disputed East China Sea, the Japanese foreign ministry said on Tuesday, adding it ...

Japan is to deploy mobile radar units to enhance its surveillance capabilities at sea and in the air around its most remote islands, the announcement coming just days after two Chinese aircraft ...