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Japan is famously known for its hot springs, or onsen, which provide a peaceful retreat from the city chaos. While famous ...
NAGOYA, Japan >> Hands-free luggage services, which allow international visitors to Japan to travel light, are growing, with luggage being checked in at airports and train stations and delivered to ...
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, visited Japan on April 8-9. This is the former Dutch prime minister’s first visit to Japan as NATO secretary general. On the first day, he met with Japan’s ...
In Japan, finding a true hidden gem seems harder than ever. In recent years, the cities of Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka have become staples for most international tourists who visit. But the adventurous ...
While Japan is not a member of NATO, both Tokyo and the alliance leaders seem eager to work together as NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visits the Asian country ...
Japan has a new U.S. ambassador, and he’ll have both large shoes to fill and a challenging agenda ahead of him — including helping to resolve a row over tough tariffs the White House has ...
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed George Glass, a veteran diplomat and businessman, as America's next ambassador to Japan, approving his nomination by a 66-32 vote. The Oregon native previously ...
TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has chosen close aide and economic policy point man Ryosei Akazawa to lead tariff negotiations with the U.S., signaling an intention to use any and ...
FRANKFURT, Germany/TOKYO -- The European Union is considering a virtual ban on carbon fiber in motor vehicles that could take a toll on the material's Japanese manufacturers, which have more than ...
Japan appears set to get priority in US tariff talks, putting Tokyo at the head of a long queue of countries seeking to roll back US President Donald Trump’s duties, which are scheduled to kick ...
Hatsushima is not a particularly busy station, relative to Japanese rail commuting as a whole. It serves a town (Arida) of about 25,000, known for mandarin oranges and scabbardfish, that is ...
(Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan on Tuesday released a commemorative 500 yen coin for the World Exposition that opens in Osaka this weekend. The coin, featuring the Expo's official mascot Myaku ...