ONOMICHI, Japan -- In late October, as the autumn leaves were turning yellow, I sat on the deck of a ferry crossing part of the Seto Inland Sea, a 440-kilometer-long body of water that separates the ...

Ancient traditions and rolling scenery resound in Japan’s Gifu region, now connected to Europe via a new flight, writes ...

Despite a host of setbacks, Expo 2025 in Osaka is set to open on time April.

Retired UC farm advisor Paul Vossen, who had specialized training in olive oil production in Spain, will give a class on ...

KYOTO -- At the Gion shopping district and elsewhere in this west Japan city, solar-powered "smart" garbage boxes were ...

A Kyoto Prefecture-based company has developed earphones covered in pure gold and adorned with diamonds that can send sound ...

GO app is a practical and convenient taxi-finding app that allows you to request a cab in English using your smartphone.

Atami-zakura is among the earliest region to bloom, with blossoms opening between late January and early February. The blooms ...

Weather officials warn that areas in the Kinki and Tokai regions that typically see little snow may be hit with heavy ...

Higashiomi is located about 250 miles west of Tokyo, between Kyoto and Nagoya, and I traveled there with my wife because it's ...

While Mie may not have the name recognition abroad of its famous neighbors, Osaka and Kyoto, the prefecture boasts plenty of ...