■Support for famous mountaineers By providing weather forecasts, Inokuma supports Hirotaka Takeuchi, who became the first Japanese mountaineer to conquer all fourteen 8,000+ meter peaks with a ...

Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui will join a long-term mission at the International Space Station possibly in July on a journey arranged by NASA, the U.S. space agency said. In his second trip to the ISS ...

Known for its hand-stretched somen noodles, Shodoshima faces challenges as most tourists only visit for a day. This episode ...

Linking mountainous Matsumoto and coastal Kanazawa, this clunkily named route includes nontheless fantastic sites.

The MEWP lineup will include wheeled and crawler chassis configurations, designed to deliver maximum performance in diverse ...

Japanese researchers are exploring chemicals that regulate the timing of flowering, with the goal of improving crop yield and ...

My Japanese aunt turned 100 years old this year, and for as long as I can remember, she’s always been a graceful and elegant ...

Three regional banks in central Japan have agreed to form a cross-prefectural business partnership. The arrangement is the ...

Shizuoka Bank, Hachijuni Bank and Yamanashi Chuo Bank will work together to draw outside talent and funding into central ...

For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its ...