In a related development, a day after the tremor, the Japanese government released updated estimates concerning the potential impact of a major earthquake originating from the Nankai Trough. This ...

NEMURO, Hokkaido–This year’s commercial whaling of minke whales has begun off the coast of eastern Hokkaido, with the first ...

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

People in Japan planned to spend 2,997 yen on average for cherry blossom viewing this year, the highest since 2019, or before ...

That includes the once-hot Niigata prefecture, long considered one of Japan's premier ski spots ... on" — can be seen in rural Honshu and Hokkaido. "I've seen over the last 20 years an ...

Some Hongkongers have cancelled their trips to Japan following a new megaquake warning issued by the country's authorities, ...

An increasing number of local governments around Japan that host popular tourist ... Many other local voices in Hokkaido are against the prefecture’s tax plan. “Each municipality has different ...

Also known as a "departure tax", this tax was introduced in 2019. It is automatically included in travel fares and applies to all individuals leaving Japan by air or sea, including both foreign ...