Utagawa Hiroshige built his reputation through the development of landscape pictures, which were then a new genre for ukiyo-e ...
The day after his owner died, Hachikō waited at a Tokyo train station for his return at 3 p.m. He returned to the station the ...
AOMORI -- The Japanese mountain mole, sometimes called a "phantom mole," has been found for the first time in the ...
Compare real 7-day pocket WiFi prices in Japan. NINJA WiFi starts at ¥396/day via LIVE JAPAN's 80% discount — no coupon code, ...
A dog expert has shared the five breeds he refuses to own, including one that you "negotiate with" rather than own. Pooches ...
In southwestern Akita, a municipally operated roadside stop offers sunset views from its hot spring, oceanfront cottages, ...
Tokyo is resuming the hunting of Asian bears after almost 20 years as encounters with the wild animals continue to rise. The ...
As Japan advances major offshore wind, nuclear power, energy and infrastructure projects, access to specialist heavy lifting ...
Is it the jinx of 26? The catastrophic flash floods that tore through Nepal on August 26 are the latest addition to a grim history of disasters that struck on the 26th – right from the 1939 earthquake ...
To stem the outflow of young people from regional areas amid a tight labor market, prefectures in Japan are engaged in a ...
After bears killed a record 13 people in Japan last year, the government launched what amounts to a war on bears, culling ...
Eiga Chiikawa: Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu opened on July 24 and ranked at #1 for its opening weekend. The film earned 990 ...