Currently, foreign visitors to Japan often travel the "Golden Route" comprising Tokyo, Mount Fuji, Kyoto and Osaka.

Eastern and Western Japan are currently in the grip of an intense heatwave, with temperatures in some regions predicted to ...

A huge wooden gate, like that of a Shinto shrine, is the landmark of Kanazawa. The main railway station of the metropolis in ...

Control of Midway island was part of the Japanese navy’s plan to dominate the Pacific. American codebreakers had other ideas.

Japan tried to fast-track its air power by copying Western bombers - but the Ki-1 and Ki-2 missed the mark. Slow, awkward, and outdated even when new, they quickly faded from use. Here’s how these ...

Eastern and Western Japan are experiencing intense heat, with some areas expected to reach temperatures above 35 degrees ...

An old residence in the western Japanese city of Kitakyushu has served as the backdrop for a modern phenomenon. Cosplayers ...

A fossil of a butterfly now believed extinct that was discovered in western Japan 37 years ago has been identified as that of a new species of the insect.

Storm-hunting planes chase atmospheric rivers through the sky from Japan to the US, revealing new insights into these ...

Japan is fast emerging as a global hub for higher education, setting an ambitious goal of hosting 400,000 international ...