A Russian Navy surveillance ship made a nine-day cruise in the vicinity of Japan’s southwest islands approaching as close as ...

Air pollution is a growing health issue worldwide, and its impacts are often underestimated in aging societies like Japan. A new study led by ...

The Tokyo Metro subway system offers through trains to Kawagoe-shi station on the TOBU Tojo line, and Hanno station on theSEIBU Ikebukuro line. Please make sure to take a train leaving for Wako-shi & ...

Mostly cloudy with a high of 33 °F (0.6 °C) and a 47% chance of precipitation. Winds WNW at 11 to 14 mph (17.7 to 22.5 kph). Night - Cloudy with a 26% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at ...

Ibaraki Prefecture relinquished its “least attractive” title among Japan’s 47 prefectures following a local promotional effort that was tongue in cheek at times. The prefecture northeast of ...

Our Geography BSc combines physical and human geography, addressing urgent global issues including climate change, migration, geopolitics and urban development. You will benefit from field trips, a ...

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake occurred in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, at 2:49 a.m. on Thursday. Officials say there is no threat of tsunami. An intensity of lower 5 on Japan's seismic ...

A Pokemon fan made a pixel-art map of Japan with game regions accurately placed. Pokemon regions like Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh are based on real Japanese locations. The Pokemon Ranger ...

Local residents in the city of Seki, Gifu Prefecture, are on edge after animal remains were found buried in a flower bed, the second such occurrence in the prefecture this month. According to ...

Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc (right) and Ichimi Katsuyuki, Governor of Mie prefecture, sign the MoU. (Photo: Vietnam Investment Review) At the signing ceremony, ...

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