Visitors to Takaikamishima, in western Japan, are welcomed by a colorful cast of characters from Japanese manga which far o ...

Japan’s largest shipbuilder Imabari Shipbuilding acquires JMU as subsidiary to compete with Chinese and South Korean rivals ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) and the Ministry of the Environment have issued a "heatstroke alert" for Chiba, Ibaraki ...

In traditional mikan strongholds like Shizuoka, farmers are growing increasingly concerned about future production and seeing ...

Extremely hot weather hit wide areas in Japan from the Kyushu to Hokuriku regions on Monday. Weather officials say people ...

In tea-growing Shizuoka Prefecture, the Fuji city government announced it has joined the Onigiri Society, a private-sector ...

Police in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, have arrested an 18-year-old college student on suspicion of attempting to kill an 18-year-old girl who he was dating. According to police, the suspect is ...

Below are five travel itineraries offered by Vietnam travel agencies for tourists who want personal experiences and cost from ...

Japanese elders emerge from their homes to thank you for visiting, bringing emphatic bowing and crinkle-eyed smiles to the ...

SHIKOKU-CHUO, Ehime Prefecture--A flash of inspiration struck professor Hiromi Uchimura about eight years ago as he looked at a popular erasable pen. "Paper equipped with a timer feature could be ...