But the journey was not without its setbacks. With no map, they mistook Miyazaki in southeastern Kyushu for Shikoku, Japan’s ...

Explore the abandoned Hashima Island, Japan—also known as Battleship Island—through stunning drone footage. Once a thriving coal mining hub, this eerie ghost town now stands frozen in time, its ...

Escape the crowds and discover a quieter Japan at these 12 hotels, from mountaintop ryokan to island hideaways.

Japan formally activated on Sunday a new joint maritime transport unit geared towards improving troop deployment capabilities ...

The archipelago, known in Russian as the Kuril Islands and in Japanese as the Northern Territories, lies off the northeast coast of Japan.

A peace treaty formally ending World War II has never been signed by Russia and Japan, largely because of disputes over a group of Russian-occupied islands claimed by Japan. Former Russian Prime ...

Parts of Europe have seen the last of sun ahead of Easter Week as Storm Olivier brings a spout of unstable weather. Olivier ...

Japanese eki stamps (station stamps) are a charming feature of Japanese railway culture. Beloved by visitors and oshi-tetsu ...

Residents’ fears are growing on Ishigakijima island in southwestern Japan that the government’s widening defense plan to protect the nation will put them in the line of fire. It has been one ...

Rain with a high of 62 °F (16.7 °C) and a 80% chance of precipitation. Winds SSE at 19 mph (30.6 kph). Night - Cloudy with a 70% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 10 to 19 mph (16.1 to ...

Now called Iwoto, the speck of rock that lies about 1,200 kilometers south of Tokyo is designated as one of 111 active volcanoes in Japan. The island’s ground temperature is high and small ...