Mount Fuji, an iconic symbol of Japan, is the tallest mountain and a popular destination for hikers. Japanese roads are ...

I spent my last afternoon in Tokyo stocking up on snacks and feasting on cheap and delicious conveyor belt sushi, in ...

Kanosuke has its roots in rice-based Shochu production (Japan’s other rich spirit history), leaning ... Returning to the main Japanese Island of Honshu, a handful of other new – and resurrected ‘old’ ...

Pro tip, though: Skip Japan if you're looking for New ... and Fukui. While the Japanese Alps will be blanketed in snow in the colder months, lower latitude and lower altitude hikes can be more ...

Tiny box-shaped cars that look like toys move slowly on the roads, setting the pace of life in the far west of Honshu Island – a place that feels off the beaten path, making it one of Japan’s ...

Giulia, originally named Eimi Gloria Matsudo, is an English-born skilled grappler of Italian-Japanese nationality ... located in the Kantō region of Honshu Island, Japan. Born in London, England ...

Thanks to the abundance of soft pink cherry blossoms, spring is probably Japan’s most celebrated season. But winter is no less spectacular…particularly in the Japanese Alps. These soaring peaks bisect ...

This active volcano on the island of Honshu is a sight to behold. A site of pilgrimage for centuries among Buddhists, Shinto, and others, Mount Fuji is the largest peak in Japan. The last ... marking ...

More than 2,500 Japanese soldiers died in combat or by suicide, and American forces lost about 550 soldiers. Of the 41 residents interned on Japan’s Hokkaido Island, 22 died from malnutrition ...

OKAYA, Japan ... Japanese sake brewer Mie Takahashi checks the temperature of the mixture fermenting at her family’s 150-year-old sake brewery, Koten, nestled in the foothills of the Japanese Alps.

Japan aims to bolster capabilities to defend and recapture remote islands, especially in its southwestern Nansei island chain ...