In years past, relatively few international visitors to Japan made ... to venture out of Kochi City to the countryside beyond. The rolling expanse of Shikoku Karst Natural Park, the scenic ...

In Japan, soba noddles are eaten at the end of New Year’s Eve to “cut off the misfortunes and hardships of the past year and not carry them over to the next year.” Their all-you-can-eat ...

Weather News announced that cherry blossom is expected to bloom nationwide earlier than usual. The earliest blooming is seen ...

But a trail-blazing businesswoman in western Japan has a way to link the two in a mission to reenergize her community with creative young talent. Yamasaki Kurumi, the 65-year-old head of Kochi ...