The House of Councillors July 20 election exposes the cracks in Japan’s political strongholds and the growing regional-urban ...

Finally, for the top of the list, we go all the way to the top of the map of Japan. Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost prefecture, has a couple of things going for it from a foodie standpoint. It’s ...

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

On a map of the world, Japan looks like a pretty tiny place. Zoom in to a map of just Japan, though, and you’ll see that it has 47 different prefectures, and every year Japan’s Brand Research ...

The Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route is one of the world's most famous mountain tourist sites. It traverses the Japanese Alps and boasts scenery that could rival the snow-capped mountains of the Swiss ...

View the latest weather forecasts, maps, news and alerts on Yahoo Weather. Find local weather forecasts for Tokyo Prefecture, Japan throughout the world ...

The color-coded map shows the potential tsunami height across the region, with some areas facing waves as high as 20 meters, or approximately 65 feet. The areas most at risk are marked as yellow ...