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

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 ...

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

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

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito is visiting Iwo Jima to pay tribute to those who died on the island where one of World War II's harshest battles was fought 80 years ago ...

Tariff hikes announced by U.S. President Donald Trump have provoked dismay, threats of countermeasures and calls for further ...

On April 1, 1946, a strong earthquake near the Aleutian Islands in Alaska set off a massive tsunami that hit the Hawaiian ...

The S&P 500 fell almost 5 percent on Thursday, its worst drop since June 2020, as allies and adversaries alike criticized ...

The map locates Lake Suwa, and the city of Suwa, on its southeastern shore, in Nagano Prefecture, west of Tokyo, Japan. “Carrying on a tradition for 580 years binds our community together ...

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 ...

The cherry blossoms have started to bloom, ushering in one of the most beautiful seasons in Japan. Attached to the map are articles about cherry blossoms in various places that you can use to find the ...