A snowplow train operated by the streetcar service in Hakodate City in northern Japan's Hokkaido made a trial run on Thursday ...

Delivered to Shin Nihonkai Ferry Co. and the Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency, the vessel is the first ferry in Japan to use the latest energy-saving hull form, including a ...

Hokkaido is home to the country’s top chocolate brands. ROYCE was founded in Sapporo in 1983. It is most famous for its Pure Chocolate line, which is chocolate ganache dusted with fine cacao powder.

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding delivered the large car ferry KEYAKI, built for Shin Nihonkai Ferry Co., Ltd. and Japan Railway ...

The U.S. embassy on Wednesday issued a wildlife alert for Sapporo, the capital of Hokkaido, and other northern areas, including Akita Prefecture. “Bear sightings and attacks have increased in parts of ...

If you’ve ever found yourself mid-winter, nose-deep in glossy resort ads while your wallet quietly begs for mercy, here’s a ...

To combat overtourism, the Japanese government will increase the tax paid by foreign tourists when they leave the country: ...

Northeastern Japan is prone to earthquakes, including a triple disaster of a quake, tsunami and a nuclear meltdown in Fukushima, just south of Iwate, in March 2011, that killed nearly 20,000 people, ...

Japan is one of the world's hottest new travel destinations - but do you know the differences between Tokyo vs Kyoto?

Joe Fowler moved to Japan to teach English after a chance meeting with a recruiter. Twenty years later he says he wouldn’t move back to Britain ...

She plays drums for fun, barely sleeps – and is popular right now. What challenges does Sanae Takaichi face in the top job?

Ornamental gourds are the colorful stars of autumn. With their extraordinary shapes and vibrant colors, they create a fall ...