Olympic champion Ryoyu Kobayashi claimed his first ski jumping World Cup win in 11 months on Saturday in front of his home ...

Travel to Japan has exploded in recents years. Sustainable tourism advocates say the country needs to be proactive at ...

Tokyo, Nagano is a magnet for skiers and snowboarders, but it also has temples, macaque monkeys and a town Hokusai painted in ...

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

Japanese macaques, commonly referred to as 'snow monkeys', take an open-air hot spring bath, or 'onsen' at the Jigokudani ...

The Nakasendo road still exists in its entirety - as do dozens of the post towns it weaves between - and can form an epic ...

The number of skiers and snowboarders in Japan declined to 4.6 million in 2023 from 18.6 million in 1993 due to an increasing number of leisure activities and the declining birthrate, according to a ...

Known for its signature products, like a $60 titanium mug and a $185 water bottle, Snow Peak is aiming for a bigger slice of ...

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One of the paths to living and working in Japan is the country’s specified skilled worker program. The program provides status of residence to foreign nationals working in specific fields such as ...

In a district of Toyama, 16cm was recorded while 12cm was observed in Tomakomai on Japan's northernmost island, Hokkaido. The ...