The weak yen has spurred many Chinese nationals to visit Japan, while food is the biggest motivator for them to travel to the ...

The country’s government has prepared a strategic energy plan that’s yet to be approved by the cabinet. The document calls for a maximization of nuclear power. The plan is to operate 30 nuclear ...

While his death was initially reported by The Asahi Shimbun in December, it has only now reached a global audience following ...

The final qualifying round of women's ice hockey for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics was held in the city of Tomakomai, ...

The number of glass eels, or juvenile Japanese eels, in rivers in Hokkaido appears to have increased in recent years, ...

HOKKAIDO (TR) – Hokkaido Prefectural Police have arrested a 69-year-old American man in Japan as a tourist over the alleged assault of a male staff member at a commercial sex parlor in Sapporo City ...

Take your time in Japan away from Tokyo and head for part of the country far too few visitors ever experience.

U.S. Army Japan and the Japan Ground Self Defense Force close out North Wind 25, a bilateral cold-weather field training ...

Japan was the top cross-border destination for Chinese tourists during the eight-day Lunar New Year holiday through Feb. 4, with reservations doubling from the previous year, according to data from ...

In a district of Toyama, 16cm was recorded while 12cm was observed in Tomakomai on Japan's northernmost island, Hokkaido. The ...

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 ...

TOKYO: At least 91 flights to and from New Chitose Airport in Japan's Hokkaido were cancelled Tuesday (Feb 11) due to ...