With onsen hot springs, ancient shrines and great forests of broadleaf and conifer trees that conceal galloping waterfalls, discover the natural beauty and traditional charm of northern Ibaraki.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has estimated the cost of one of the world's largest fountains planned for Odaiba Seaside ...

The meeting was the latest in a series of public outreach initiatives conducted by DEEP to help it implement a plan for Seaside ... have created a destination park and restored the historic ...

What's New for Japan Travel in 2025: Key Changes to Know! As more international travelers visit Japan and inbound tourism continues to grow, Japan is expected to make several adjustments to its ...

Tree-cutting began Monday in the Jingu Gaien park district of central Tokyo ... Yuiko Koike, who once was Japan’s environmental minister.

By Motoko Rich Kiuko Notoya and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Tokyo Japan’s governing party lost its majority in parliamentary elections on Sunday, as voters delivered an emphatic rejection of the ...

Goldfish, the popular cheddar-flavored catch launched in 1962 and known for their special appeal to kids, now has a new name. For a limited time, at least. And there's nothing fishy about why it's ...

A young man was found collapsed and naked in a park on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido and was later confirmed dead on Saturday, with multiple wounds to his face and body, police said.

People enjoy the rich red fall color of summer cypress, or kochia, plants at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka ... plants delight visitors at east Japan park ...

Chiba is from Tokyo but spent his childhood in Manchuria — what is now the northeastern region of China — and had an extremely difficult time coming back to Japan. In 1956, when he was 17 and had been ...

Chiba was nominated to the Japan Art Academy in 2022 as one of its first two manga creators (along with Yoshiharu Tsuge). He is also currently the president of the Japan Cartoonists Association.