The Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry will designate in advance local governments that will dispatch relief ...

The aim of the policy is to enable local governments that will provide support, and the prefectures expected to receive help, to conduct joint disaster drills and other preparations.

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 ...

The Government of Japan has been promoting startups to boost innovation and growth, and the pool of potential unicorns, those ...

On Nov. 11, a Yasen-class nuclear-powered submarine passed through the Soya Strait, which separates Japan’s northernmost main ...

In the final days of World War II, an American soldier named Joseph "Benny" Kasser found an abandoned Japanese sword on a ...

The most famous attraction is Takachiho Gorge – a deep chasm carved out by several explosions from the nearby Mount Aso, ...

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

The country’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry announced in December that it will subsidize efforts by Honda and Toyota Motor to increase their production capacity for fuel cells that convert ...

When I was a kid, I was fascinated by a traditional katana my grandfather had brought home from Japan in 1945. Years later, I ...

Destination dupes are popping up around the world as travellers for alternatives to traditional hotspots or to find road less ...