A Japanese farmer has praised Cow's butt in Mario Kart World for realism in a social media post that has gone viral.

We catch up with writer and food personality Yukari Sakamoto on why she's been visiting the famed hot spring since the 80s.

Four-division world boxing champion Kosei Tanaka of Japan announced his retirement Wednesday, citing issues with his eyes.

The UNESCO World Heritage site of Shirakawa-go in central Japan has held a rice-planting festival against the backdrop of ...

Set in the rural reaches of Yamagata city in Gifu prefecture, the temple will illuminate its lush greenery to set the scene. This is what you’re here for: to capture the perfect #reflectiongram in the ...

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Ground subsidence in Gifu Prefecture was likely caused by tunnel construction work for the magnetic-levitation (maglev) Chuo Shinkansen Line, Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) said. In the ...

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The organisers of the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 multi-sport event, to be held from 19 September to 4 October next year, have planned ...

An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 4.5 hit Gifu Prefecture, northeast of Nagoya, at 3:29 p.m. on Thursday. It ...