Japan is thronged with tourists but not every place feels it is getting its fair share. The “overtourism” that irks residents ...

A powerful 6.9 magnitude quake rattled northern Japan Sunday (9 November) evening, followed by several aftershocks, according ...

Digital tools launched in a Japanese smart city that can send disaster alerts to safeguard residents are part of an optional ...

Despite Prime Minister Takaichi’s immigration stance, some doubt she’ll go far enough to satisfy their demands.

Although the internal affairs ministry overseeing elections said it has not compiled data on similar cases, a town mayor in Aomori Prefecture, north-eastern Japan, was also selected by lottery in 2010 ...

Northeastern Japan is prone to earthquakes, including a triple disaster of a quake, tsunami and a nuclear meltdown in ...

Japanese authorities issued a tsunami alert for the northeast of the country on Sunday after a magnitude 6.7 earthquake was ...

Fremont’s Osaka Marketplace is expanding with two new Bay Area stores in the next 12 months with locations in Foster City and ...

Marriott International plans to introduce its City Express by Marriott brand to Asia Pacific, starting with Japan in 2026.

The Defense Ministry and Akita prefecture signed an agreement Wednesday to deploy soldiers who will set box traps with food, ...