Overtourism is spoiling the country’s traditional draws – but its Three Great Gardens offer an opportunity to escape the ...

Ginzan Onsen, a hot spring town in the Yamagata region, is now limiting daytrippers in the winter season. Its dark wood ...

Authorities have issued a heavy snow alert for Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan. Weather officials warn of possible traffic ...

Japan's Meteorological Agency says a strong cold air mass and a winter pressure pattern brought snow along the Sea of Japan ...

TOKYO -- U.S. energy equipment manufacturer GE Vernova plans to participate in a foreign consortium bidding on building a power grid in Japan's north, Nikkei has learned.

The northern limit of the habitat of glass eels was previously believed to be Aomori Prefecture on the northern tip of the main Honshu island. But they were found in a river in the Iburi region of ...

China is ramping up its military actions and raising tensions in the Nansei Islands. Japan is bolstering its presence in ...

The objective was to use private-sector planes and ships to move the residents to seven prefectures in the main southern island ... the western tip of the main Honshu island.

Are you one of 40 million travelers expected to visit Japan soon, but want a place less touristy than Tokyo and Kyoto?

Ancient traditions and rolling scenery resound in Japan’s Gifu region, now connected to Europe via a new flight, writes ...

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Don’t expect raucous party scenes or over-the-top après-ski. In Japan, it’s all about the snow. Here’s a primer on where to ...