It was difficult to meet new people while staying in Japanese capsule hotels. Hostels were more social.

TOKYO -- Japan welcomed a record 36.87 million tourists in 2024, up 47.1% from the previous year thanks to the weak yen, according to data released Wednesday by the Japan National Tourism ...

The U.S. Geological Survey put the quake’s preliminary magnitude at 6.8. The Japan Meteorological Agency said it had an intensity of lower 5 on the Japanese scale of 0 to 7. The quake began at ...

In a move that could shape the future of their rotation and further solidify their global reach, the Dodgers have signed Japanese pitching sensation Roki Sasaki. The 23-year-old pitching phenom is ...

Two landers owned by US and Japanese companies to carry out separate tests on the Moon's surface. The first minister delivers a rendition of Kimigayo, to welcome Ambassador Suzuki to Wales.

For this week’s Camera Club spread in the Bucks Free Press, we have chosen your perfect photos of Buckinghamshire's beautiful scenery. From foggy days in Marlow to a cosy day with the sheep in ...

Named “Fuyu no Kurobe Kyokoku Premium Tour,” or Kurobe Gorge in Winter Premium Tour, passengers on the rail cars, which were originally used for transporting cargo, can enjoy snowy scenery along ...

(KAIT) - After the snowfall on Jan. 10 mostly ended across Region 8, many could wait no longer to get outside, shake off that ‘cabin fever’ and enjoy the snow. Share your own pictures and ...

Yoshimura was attracted to his subject by the way the vending machines seemed to melt into the scenery of farm fields and mountain views. Yoshimura believes that vending machines are symbols of ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Workers in southwestern Japan on Tuesday worked to clear a road blocked by a small landslide and repair ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet on ...

From the northern mountains of Hokkaido to the southernmost seas of Okinawa, just about everywhere you go in Japan will boast their own cherry ... all the way to the top of the hill and take in the ...