Pandas have fueled the Japanese town of Shirahama’s tourism industry for decades. But the town’s zoo has to send its last four bears to China ahead of an expiring lease, plunging the future of Japan’s ...

Japan's nuclear plants faced global scrutiny after the devastating 2011 tsunami triggered by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake.

Map: Earthquake Strikes Japan By William B. Davis, Madison Dong, Judson Jones, John Keefe and Bea Malsky Updated January 2, 2024 at 1:33 p.m. E.T.

All times on the map are Japan time. The New York Times A strong, 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of southern Japan on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

A small, old castle was found in the mountains of Hyogo Prefecture in March. Researchers found the castle using artificial ...

Journey to Japan’s lesser-visited mountainous region, home to many distinctive traditional inns, within whose walls you can catch echoes of travellers past.

While many other urban centers have built over their past in the rush to modernize, Yokohama has gone to great lengths to preserve its history as the port that opened Japan up to the outside world ...

The lost history of Japanese Americans in Five Points is the subject of a new map and tour “Stories of Solidarity” looks to recapture that history before it disappears ...

Top diplomats from Europe and North America were arriving Sunday in this hot spring resort town to discuss the world's most intractable crises, including ways to end Russia's war in Ukraine ...

TOKYO -- Leading Japanese steelmakers have unveiled a detailed timeline through fiscal 2030 for developing technology that can make high-quality steel using hydrogen and electric furnaces that do ...