Kurobe Dam in Toyama Prefecture is consistently ranked as one of Japan’s best sightseeing spots to check out if you’re...

This is a pretty momentous moment for the rail industry, and to send the train off with a fitting farewell,...

Australia's competition regulator on Monday (Sep 13) denied authorisation for Qantas Airways and Japan Airlines (JAL) to coordinate flights between...

Japan's economy grew faster than the initially estimated in the April-June quarter, helped by solid capital expenditure, although a resurgence...

Japan's Softbank Group said on Tuesday it had agreed a strategic partnership with Deutsche Telekom, Germany's main telecoms company, which...

The summer months in Tokyo, when the cicadas are at their loudest and even the greenery seems to be wilting...

Japan's outgoing Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will back the popular minister in charge of the nation's vaccination rollout, Taro Kono,...

Prudence and caution are highly valued in Japan. Perhaps that's why, despite making up just 1.7% of the world’s population,...

The Bank of Japan must avoid reducing stimulus even if rising raw material costs push up inflation, deputy governor Masazumi...

Think about trains in Japan and the first thing that might spring to mind is that they are crowded as...

With 16,600 store locations in Japan serving approximately 450 million customers per month, FamilyMart is Japan’s second biggest convenience store...

Japan's government adopted an interim plan Tuesday (Aug 24) that it hopes will win support from fishermen and other concerned...

Although progress is being made, mental illness still carries a stigma in Japan, making it harder for many people to...

While the cancellation and scaling down of many of Tohoku’s iconic summer events—such as the Nebuta Matsuri in Aomori, Kanto...

Japan was set today to extend its state of emergency in Tokyo and other regions to Sept. 12 and widen...

With a summit height of 3,776 meters, it’s hard to pass through Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures without taking a peek...