A-List travel advisor and Japan specialist Mark Lakin shares a list of under-the-radar cities, neighborhoods, and experiences for every type of traveler.

The damaging winds from Mun caused power outages along the storm’s path. Satellite imagery can help determine the strength, ...

"Explore the top 5 winter adventures in North Japan! From thrilling snow sports to scenic winter hikes, discover the best activities to experience in this stunning region during the colder months ...

Residents in Hokkaido, Japan became stuck in their homes after a record-breaking 4 feet of snow fell in the region in just 12 hours on February 4. Air travel was severely disrupted, over 370 ...

Google Maps will change the name of "Gulf of Mexico" to "Gulf of America" once it is officially updated in the U.S. Geographic Names System, Google said in an X post on Monday.

After the 1831 eruption, cooler and drier conditions emerged in the Northern Hemisphere. Reports of widespread hunger and hardship swiftly followed, with famines sweeping across India, Japan and ...

The Tohoku region (Yamagata, Akita, Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures) and Tokyo are seen on Google Maps. (=Click/tap photo for more images) Japan can be roughly divided into eight ...

Mauro’s map was completed in 1459 and, at the time, was the most accurate European representation of Africa (with the bottom being circumnavigable) and Japan (which he correctly drew as an island).

Sapporo – A descendant of a former Japanese resident of the Russian-controlled islands called the Northern Territories in Japan is seeking to preserve memories of life on the isles through the ...

BEIJING -- China, Russia and North Korea are expected to start discussions soon about allowing ships to navigate a border river into the Sea of Japan, which could have major security implications ...

A Russian Tu-95 bomber, left, and an Su-35 fighter jet are seen over the Sea of Japan on December 14, 2023, in this photograph released by the Joint Staff of Japan's Self-Defense Forces.

North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles off its east coast on Monday, the South said, in what was Kim Jong Un 's latest show of force in the neighborhood. A Newsweek map, based on geographic ...