Okagi Hayashi, a 115-year-old woman in central Japan recognized as the country's oldest person, died at the weekend from ...

A ceremony has been held at a gateway to Japan's Northern Alps to mark the start of the climbing season. Our site uses ...

Today on Sunday, April 27, the Gifu Half Marathon 2025 took place in Gifu City, Japan, and Dawit Wolde of Ethiopia and Janet ...

Village officials have released an unusual tourism guidebook aimed at alleviating overtourism problems and concerns in the ...

A model of an ancient dog at a museum in Omi-Hachiman, Shiga Prefecture, is gaining popularity thanks to social media posts ...

Around 170,000 tons of sesame were consumed in Japan in 2023, but only about 80 tons were produced domestically for a ...

Screenshot of the Chinese Embassy in Japan. The Chinese Embassy in Japan on Thursday evening urged Chinese nationals to ...

From learning to carve woodblocks or make pottery, to observing artisans at work, tourists can help sustain and revive these ...

On the evening of August 18, a significant earthquake measuring magnitude 5.0 struck Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The tremor was strong enough to be felt across a wide area, including parts of the Chubu ...

A traditional festival featuring decorative floats has opened in the central Japanese prefecture of Gifu. The Furukawa ...

His films tapped into the fantasies of disgruntled youth by embracing brazen sexuality and countercultural politics. But ...

The man has admitted to the allegation of abandoning the body while hinting at committing murder, police said.