The plan would see residents from the Sakishima Islands of Okinawa prefecture evacuated ... But there are doubts and concerns. The plan for Kumamoto prefecture, for instance, is to take in ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued its first megaquake advisory, covering 707 municipalities from Okinawa to Ibaraki ... Kagoshima and Kumamoto prefectures due to falling objects.

Channel your inner samurai and visit these remarkable castles in Japan, from Osaka to Nagasaki and right across the land.

Japan’s cruise market is set to expand as more Japanese companies place orders for new ships, which are all expected to enter ...

According to the JR Pass survey, Japan's best budget-friendly cities combine affordable travel, delicious dining, and top ...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — About 35 Okinawa civilian and U.S. military leaders met Friday in a promised forum at this Marine Corps base to discuss cooperative measures to stem criminal behavior by U ...

Luffy, the main character of the comic and animated TV series "One Piece," installed in front of the prefectural office building in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan. (Kyodo) KUMAMOTO (Kyodo ...

High levels of toxic “forever chemicals” have been detected in groundwater near two U.S. military airfields on Okinawa, and local officials say the bases are “highly likely” to be the ...

of ocean – roughly the distance between Taipei and the US military base in Okinawa. The feat, detailed in a May study published in Acta Acustica, China’s premier acoustic journal, marks ...

Japan’s top budget-friendly cities — ranked by the JR Pass survey — offer great travel, excellent dining, and attractions at ...