Mt. Fuji is Japan's tallest and most famous peak. As an active volcano, it has also inspired awe and terror. Mt. Fuji has also inspired artists, including Katsushika Hokusai, as seen in his famous ...

The Japanese telecom company, in which the Ministry of Finance holds a roughly one-third stake, is offering to buy out the 42% it doesn't already own of its subsidiary NTT Data (9613.T), opens new ...

National Police Agency Commissioner-General Yoshinobu Kusunoki said Thursday that he will instruct the Kanagawa Prefectural Police department to thoroughly review its response to a case in which ...

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek experienced record-breaking heat in Japan on his walking journey. Salopek witnessed ...

Signs are emerging that Japan’s much-touted corporate reforms are reaching the industrial heartland of Nagoya, after sweeping through Tokyo and helping lift share prices. Nagoya, a bustling city ...

It was while walking the (deceptively long) stretch between Odeonsplatz and St. Ludwig that I first encountered the ...

Hiroshige's vibrant woodcuts capture everyday life, landscapes, and culture during a transformational era in Japan.

The 48-year-old is the first Japanese-Dominican to be appointed as ... Caribbean to live with relatives in a mountainous area of Kanagawa Prefecture in 1995. At 17, the young Takata was worried ...

Japan creating battery that can run for 100 years in outer space MUFG to open internet bank to woo younger customers U.S. driverless taxi operator begins collecting data in Tokyo ...

Cloudy with a high of 79 °F (26.1 °C) and a 40% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 6 to 9 mph (9.7 to 14.5 kph). Night - Cloudy with a 71% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 5 to ...

The Joint Chiefs of Staff stated Seoul military said it had 'detected several projectiles presumed to be short-range ...