This is a part of Tokyo foreigners hardly get to see ... (1837–1919), a patriot from the Tosa clan in what is now Kōchi Prefecture who led the Freedom and People’s Rights Movement in the ...

A tsunami advisory was issued for part of southwest Japan after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Monday, but the warnings to ...

Before Marie Kondo stormed into the global consciousness, Hideko Yamashita taught Japan the art of creating tidier spaces.

Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward plans to extend its ... including Chatan town in Okinawa Prefecture. But Shibuya’s will be the first in Japan to target an urban downtown area. Shinjuku Ward’s planned ...

Mostly clear with a high of 43 °F (6.1 °C). Winds NNW at 13 mph (20.9 kph). Night - Clear. Winds from NNW to NW at 9 to 13 mph (14.5 to 20.9 kph). The overnight low will be 35 °F (1.7 °C ...

Tim Anderson’s new book, Hokkaido, is inspired by Japan’s northernmost prefecture, where Western influences and Indigenous ...

The Jan. 13 earthquake, centered in the Hyuganada Sea off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture, occurred at 9:19 p.m. with its focus about 30 kilometers deep. It had a maximum intensity of lower 5.

According to the Japanese Meteorological Agency, tsunami warnings have been issued for Miyazaki Prefecture, the southwestern island of Kyushu and nearby Kochi Prefecture. Residents have been to ...

Tsunami warnings have also been issued for Miyazaki Prefecture, where the temblor was centred, in the southwestern island of Kyushu, as well as nearby Kochi Prefecture, shortly after the quake ...