The exterior of the new Animate complex by the city's Market Pic: Blog Preston Preston’s new entertainment and leisure ...

Vacant commercial spaces are being turned into guest accommodation in the central Japan city of Shizuoka, offering visitors an alternative to conventional lodgings and helping revitalise the local ...

Yashio City Police told NHK, a Japanese public broadcaster, that the investigation into the sinkhole is ongoing and that rescuers have not been able to speak with the trapper truck driver.

This is an effort to balance daily life and tourism, and we plan to propose it to the city council as part of a roughly two-year plan.” Japan is experiencing a record influx of tourists.

ITOIGAWA, Niigata -- This central Japan city famed for its jade stones is set to ask people to refrain from taking the prized mineral formations from riverbeds and restrict collection to the ...

Osaka, Japan. - February 05, 2025 A transport terminal for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka is shown to the press on the artificial island of Yumeshima in the western Japan city on Feb. 5, 2025.

Dinner with sake, ¥5,100. At Sapporo Teine, north-facing slopes catch snow directly off the Sea of Japan. The varied terrain offers views of the city of Sapporo and the rugged coastline.Credit ...

(Mainichi/Nobumichi Iwasaki) KATSUURA, Chiba -- A total of about 20,000 "hina" dolls will decorate various locations in this eastern Japan city during the Katsuura Big Hina Matsuri festival from ...

The return of inflation and wage growth is giving the Bank of Japan room to raise interest rates and declare the end of a long period of stagnation. Source: FactSet, Bank of Japan By The New York ...

The city is home to Izumo Taisha, thought to be the country's oldest shrine and dedicated to Okuninushi, who is worshipped as the creator of Japan and the god of enmusubi in Japan's indigenous ...