Some ski towns in Japan are booming from a rise in international visitors, while resorts in other areas are closing as ...

Japan Railways Group has a number of special rail passes to make train travel cheaper, easier, and by extension, more fun, but one of the most popular, the Seishun 18 Ticket, underwent a number of ...

A konbini (a Japanese convenience store) is nothing like the corner stores you’re used to. These stores serve up full meals, ...

The Hokkaido prefectural government has set a spring special alert period, from April 1 to May 31 this year, in the hope of ...

Jeff Hoffman saved his MLB career against one of baseball’s best. The all-star reliever hasn’t looked back since.

The luxury sleeper train Cassiopeia, which once connected Tokyo’s Ueno Station with Hokkado’s Sapporo Station, is set to make ...

EnWave Corporation (TSX-V:ENW | FSE:E4U) (“EnWave”, or the "Company") announced today that it has signed a new royalty-bearing, commercial license agreement (the “Commercial License”) with Hokkai ...

Overseas tourists are flocking to lesser-known destinations and novel services in a district on Japan’s northernmost ... with a retro ambience in western Hokkaido, has grown in popularity ...

A team of researchers from Keio University, Hokkaido University and the Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association's Research Institute of Tuberculosis analyzed the genome sequences of the virus.

Japanese hot springs—better known as onsens—are prized for their zen experience, with travelers coming from around the world to lounge in natural pools and bliss out. The country is home to 27,000 ...