With a record 35 million foreign visitors expected in Japan this year, Kamikochi is an idyllic, relaxing break from some of ...

The influx of Korean Peninsula immigrants to Japan probably led to a significant culture shift on the island country.

Thanks to digital mapping technology, Japanese geographers have identified more than 7,000 islands previously unrecognized in the country’s waters. The first such survey in 35 years revealed ...

In the northern reaches of Japan, a realm of ethereal, old-growth forests and icy coastal waters offer some of the country’s ...

With its blazing fall colors and picturesque villages, the Japanese island of Kyushu was made for cycling. I am not a cyclist ...

China's coast guard reportedly took control measures against a Japanese fishing vessel that 'illegally entered' China's ...

On China's National Day on, Chinese posts dismissing Japan's sovereignty over Okinawa repeatedly shared an old video they ...

ATOMIC BOMBING OF JAPAN In 1945 the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan to bring an end to World War Two and avoid a hugely costly invasion of the Japanese home islands. The two bombs ...

A new study has revealed that islands are home to around one in three of the world's plant species, despite covering just ...

Japanese organization Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki who are also known as Hibakusha, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. Below are ...