Visitors looking for the "real Japan" may find it on a new long trail two hours from Tokyo that shows off the country's ...

A dog and its owner ventured out for a morning walk in heavy snow in Japan’s Nagano Prefecture on February 5, as a winter storm hit parts of the country’s north. Footage filmed by X user ...

The increased focus on foreign travelers follows the death of a Hong Kong woman on the outskirts of Otaru. The 61-year-old ...

Note: The ice trees at Zao Onsen Ski Resort, known as juhyo in Japanese, are also often referred to as "snow monsters" in English. Japanese original Easy Japanese news is taken from the Mainichi ...

More than 20 percent of the population will be aged 75 or older in 46 of the nation’s 47 prefectures in 2050 ... disaster following the Great East Japan Earthquake. The ratio of people aged ...

OITA—After a 15-year hiatus, hovercraft are making a comeback as Oita Prefecture prepares to reopen what will be Japan’s only passenger route for the watercraft as early as December.

Night - Mostly clear with a 51% chance of precipitation. Winds from WSW to W at 11 to 17 mph (17.7 to 27.4 kph). The overnight low will be 29 °F (-1.7 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 44 °F (6 ...

Cloudy with a high of 55 °F (12.8 °C). Winds variable at 5 to 13 mph (8 to 20.9 kph). Night - Clear. Winds from WSW to W at 9 to 12 mph (14.5 to 19.3 kph). The overnight low will be 32 °F (0 ...

Japan government to expedite release of rice reserves amid surging prices ...