The long trail down Tohoku’s dramatic Pacific coast offers hikers the best of natural landscapes and cultural exchanges.

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No stranger to the devastation caused by natural disasters, Los Angeles Dodgers marquee signing Roki Sasaki voiced his ...

In earthquake-hit areas of central Japan's Noto Peninsula, a man from Iwate Prefecture has been serving warm coffee to people ...

The average retail price of regular gasoline in Japan has exceeded ¥185 per liter for the first time in 17 months, reflecting ...

Japan is experiencing a surge of avian influenza outbreaks with approximately 5 million chickens and other birds culled across five prefectures this ...

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Snowfall intensified across northern Japan on Friday, January 17, rapidly increasing snow accumulation. Snow clouds affected ...

The average retail price of gasoline in Japan soared to a 17-month high of 185.10 yen per liter as of Monday, following a ...

KUJI, Japan >> Sanriku Railway Co. is running its special seasonal train this winter, called the Kotatsu Ressha, between its ...

Bird flu has been spreading rapidly at poultry farms around Japan, causing concerns with the agriculture ministry and others ...