What is Kanboshi Daikonni? Read about Gifu's traditional cold-dried radish, its history as a winter survival food, and how the freezing process works.

Learn about Sagohachi duke, a delicious Japanese pickle made from koji. We explain its history and a cafe to try it in Fukushima.

The Akita Prefectural Government in northern Japan has more than doubled the number of employees assigned to deal with bears. This comes after a spate of attacks on humans. Between April and Wednesday ...

Cloudy with a high of 62 °F (16.7 °C). Winds variable at 6 to 9 mph (9.7 to 14.5 kph). Night - Cloudy. Winds variable at 6 mph (9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 46 °F (7.8 °C). Mostly cloudy today ...

Night - Clear with a 34% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 5 to 6 mph (8 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 57 °F (13.9 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 74 °F (23.3 °C). Winds variable ...

This screenshot shows an "Aichi Now" web page that introduces the Aichi Prefectural Government's campaign launched Oct. 1 to attract Muslim tourists. NAGOYA -- The Aichi Prefectural Government's ...

YUZAWA, Akita — Four men were injured in a series of bear attacks near JR Yuzawa Station in Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture, on Monday morning, with one sustaining serious injuries. The bear broke into a ...

Japan's first-ever female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, is a conservative with a traditional view of gender roles and a penchant for heavy metal music. Japan's parliament elected Takaichi on Tuesday ...

HINO, Shiga — Cosmos flowers delight visitors at Shiga Agricultural Park Blume Hill in Hino, Shiga Prefecture. The park has four cosmos fields totaling approximately 7,600 square meters with about one ...

While the crowds continue to gather in Tokyo and Kyoto, now is the right time to venture off the beaten path to rural hot spring towns that look like a fairy tale—and happen to have some of the best ...

Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception for Governor of Gunma prefecture Yamamoto Ichita in Hanoi on October 21, calling on the Japanese locality to expand investment in ...

As Japan’s tourism hot spots attract more and more travelers, there’s never been a better time to go off the beaten path and explore relatively under-visited places like Yamagata Prefecture. While ...