The Japan Sumo Association's Yokozuna Deliberation Council on Monday unanimously recommended Onasato's elevation to the sport ...

A firefighter crew chief from Ibaraki Prefecture who worked as part of relief efforts in quake-stricken Myanmar said he hopes ...

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek's walks through the countryside of Japan have been unexpectedly lonely. That's ...

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Surge in inbound tourism and immigration, coupled with ease of permit system, has led to more foreigners unfamiliar with ...

Older adults requiring long-term care frequently experience multiple disabilities, with considerable variation in the ...

I have a thing for ferries. Not the stomach-churning Devon to France crossings as a kid in the UK, bunged in the back of a ...