Some tourists in Japan are using the weeklong spring holiday season to visit a cape that boasts panoramic views of the ocean ...

A chance discovery of a metal fragment on a mountainside in southwestern Japan led one man to uncover a forgotten wartime ...

Japan’s Kochi prefecture is offering financial incentives to get young singles to use dating apps, one of a range of ...

TOKYO (Xinhua): Japan's agriculture ministry said on Friday that a new outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) has been confirmed at a farm in Miyazaki Prefecture, marking the third such case reported ...

Nagano Prefectural Police on Tuesday arrested a 35-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of killing his 76-year-old mother. Takahiro Kai, who is from Nobeoka City, Miyazaki Prefecture, was initially ...

THE nation’s agriculture ministry said that a new outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) has been confirmed at a farm in Miyazaki prefecture, marking the third such case reported in the country this ...

TOKYO—A typhoon lashed southern Japan with torrential rain and strong winds Thursday, causing at least three deaths as it ...

Several prefectures in Japan have increased hotel levies and visitor tax from April 1, 2026, to focus on tourism ...

Some of the increased fees apply to all travellers, but some can be avoided depending on when you visit and where you stay.

Japan will pay up to ¥20,000 to use dating apps—but it’s not what it sounds like. Here’s how dating apps in Japan fit into a ...

Several prefectures in Japan have increased hotel levies and visitor tax from April 1, 2026, to focus on tourism infrastructure.