It is one of the “three famous pagodas of Japan” along with those at Horyuji temple in Nara and Daigoji temple in Kyoto, and it is the only national treasure in Yamaguchi. However, the entire ...

Night - Partly cloudy. Winds from WSW to W at 6 to 9 mph (9.7 to 14.5 kph). The overnight low will be 38 °F (3.3 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 51 °F (10.6 °C). Winds from W to WNW at 8 to ...

SUMOTO, Hyogo -- Wild monkeys in this western Japan city gathered on Dec. 25 to form the kanji character for "snake," the Chinese zodiac sign for 2025. Japanese macaques form the kanji character ...

Located in the Yamagata region about 260 miles north of Tokyo, the onsen is one of the most famous in Japan, drawing around 330,000 visitors each year. Travelers from around the world flock to the ...

Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan have announced plans to work toward a merger that would form the world's third-largest ...

A new art exhibition immersing visitors in the world of Japan’s ukiyo-e traditional woodblock print art through the latest digital technologies opened in Tokyo on Saturday. “Ukiyoe Immersive ...

YAMAGUCHI — Multiple drone-like objects were spotted over the runway at Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Sunday night, causing the runway to be closed for about an hour, ...

Japan's government is set to compile a record $735 billion budget for the fiscal year from April due to larger social security and debt-servicing costs, adding to the industrial world's heaviest ...

The Science Team Leader for ASTER, Dr. Yasushi Yamaguchi, is a professor at the Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Japan. He graduated Tohoku University, Japan, and obtained ...