Non-consensual sterilisation of those considered genetically inferior persists in some parts of the world today ...

Three hotel workers were found dead Tuesday in northeastern Japan after conducting routine maintenance on a hot spring source in a mountainous area of Fukushima.

Research implying most Okinawans have Shandong ancestry risks further straining relations between Tokyo and Beijing.

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

Japan has been grappling with continuous heavy snowfall in recent days, with Niigata Prefecture, located along the Sea of ...

SAITAMA—Parents and children of Chinese heritage are an increasingly common sight at entrance exam venues for competitive ...

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

Miyazaki prefecture, on Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu, is leveraging anime and manga for tourism promotion through public-private partnerships. One such initiative is in the ...

A walking tour of the Kiso Valley offers glimpses of the golden age of Japan’s great printmakers.

Japanese weather officials say a strengthening winter pressure pattern is expected to bring heavy snow, mainly to areas along ...