In winter, Japan’s northernmost main island Hokkaido is a place of snow-covered forests and white-crested volcanoes mirrored in glacial lakes. It’s also the land of the Ainu, an Indigenous people ...

It’s easy to while away an afternoon wandering Jimbocho, the Tokyo neighbourhood chockablock with more than 130 bookshops, crammed full of vintage and rare volumes, old fashion magazines and other ...

TOKYO -- A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan late Monday, injuring 23 people and triggering a tsunami in Pacific coast communities, officials said. Authorities warned of ...

A Massive New Study of 20,000 Adults Says This Is What Happens When You Start Going to Bed Early James' 18-year-old record comes to an end Six-figure earners are ‘living the illusion of affluence’ ...

Cancellations have been surging at hot spring resorts in Japan's northeastern Akita Prefecture following repeated sightings of wild bears. At one inn in Odate City dating back over 130 years, more ...

A plane was forced to make an emergency landing when a passenger allegedly refused to stop arguing with the crew about swapping seats to be next to his girlfriend. The man is said to have complained ...

For those who want to step off the usual routes of Tokyo and Osaka to discover Japan’s untouched winter scenery, Tohoku offers a different kind of travel experience. Just 90 minutes from Tokyo by ...