A satellite image of Hkakabo Razi, the tallest peak in Myanmar. Credit: NASA, Landsat 8 ETM + Hkakabo Razi is an intimidating ...

At the foot of Mount Fuji, Japan has launched one of its most ambitious technological experiments, known as Woven City.

Patrons could hear a sewing needle drop in the calm, quiet galleries of the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, yet the poignant Japanese-American histories stitched into the 72 quilt squares of the Colorado ...

Courtesy Yutori. One of my favorite spots for a quick lunch is Nijiya Market in Mountain View. The Japanese grocery store offers ready-made sushi that’s freshly prepared each morning, as well as hot ...

TAKAYAMA, Gifu — An event marking the start of tourist season in the Gifu Prefecture part of the Northern Japanese Alps was held at Murakami ... about 100 people prayed in a Shinto ritual for safety ...

Global stock markets sank Wednesday on evaporating cheer over eased tariff tensions, while oil prices climbed as Washington appeared closer to imposing new sanctions on Moscow over Ukraine. On ...

For chef-owner and Palo Alto resident Jerome Ito, Yutori fills a “missing element to the area,” he said, explaining that the closest Japanese markets to Palo Alto are in Mountain View and San Mateo.

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The pool's open. Trump's laid off the team that helps protect swimmers. Denmark raises retirement age to highest in the world Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Erupts Again, Spewing Lava 1,000 Feet High ...

Here, guests will sleep among the expansive and yet still largely unfrequented mountains of Honshu, the main island of Japan. “Mountain tourism has long existed in Japan, but it’s still unfamiliar to ...

On a clear day in April, more than 50 people were lined up to take photos at a staircase that has gone viral for appearing to lead directly up the 3,776m mountain, Japan’s tallest. Mr Zhu Yihao ...