Music legends Heaven 17 are set to embark on their 13-date UK ‘Sound with Vision’ tour this autumn. Martyn Ware and Glenn ...

A 99-year-old man drove the wrong way inside an expressway tunnel straddling Gifu and Nagano prefectures in central ...

The procession with the logs was part of long-term preparations for Shikinen Sengu, a tradition in which the main shrines, ...

Anna Sawai and Hiroyuki Sanada, two stars of the hit series “Shogun,” discuss history, acting and what they’d bring to the ...

It can take more than a year to make a single razor-sharp katana. In Japan, business is booming for the few remaining smiths ...

Three decades after Tokyo subway gas attacks that killed 14 people and injured thousands more, a new book by the head of the ...

Sacred logs were transported to Ise Jingu in central Japan's Mie Prefecture in preparation for a centuries-old ceremony to rebuild the shrine's structures.

Experience Japan's rainy season charm with lush landscapes, vibrant hydrangeas and serene indoor attractions—perfect for a ...

Step inside Japan's forest of Mononoke, hidden in the mountains of Nagano. This beautiful moss-filled forest is closed for ...

If there is anyone who knows about skiing, it’s Kenji Ogiwara. Before turning to politics and becoming Mayor of Nagano, ...

The genre-bending British rapper shares the story behind the turbulent few years that led to her brilliant new album ‘Lotus.’ ...

Nearly a year after a ransomware attack paralyzed Patelco, a class action against the nonprofit financial cooperative has ...