Don’t expect raucous party scenes or over-the-top après-ski. In Japan, it’s all about the snow. Here’s a primer on where to ...

The Thai team’s World Water Festival sculpture secured second place at the 49th International Snow Sculpture Contest.

Another Jewish community was established in the port of Nagasaki. In fairly short order, the Russo-Japanese War and the Great ...

The Konomiya Naked Festival, known as a bizarre festival, was held at Konomiya Jinja shrine in the city of Inazawa, Aichi ...

The Japanese Government said on Friday it will release a fifth of its emergency rice stockpile after hot weather, poor ...

This will be the first time the Japanese government is taking such measures due to disruption to distribution. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Creation legends and folk tales swirl like snow and leaves across the protected landscapes of Japan. This selection of four ...

Tokyo, Nagano is a magnet for skiers and snowboarders, but it also has temples, macaque monkeys and a town Hokusai painted in The air is crisp, the snow deep and undisturbed. The Japanese Alps tower ...

Over 100 people were stranded in two hotels in a hot-spring resort area in Fukushima, northeastern Japan, after a snow ...

An 11-pound bag was retailing at 3,688 yen ($24) in the last week of January, according to a government survey, up from 2,023 ...