The land of the rising sun is an excellent child-friendly destination, as long as you do your homework first. Here are 15 ...

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Along with using Crosstreks and Foresters as vehicular ski lifts, Subaru let pro drivers give rides in their rally cars.

“There is no reason we can’t do it in Japan as well,” she said. Nagano Prefecture is Japan’s second largest apple producing region. Ito wanted to use Shinshu’s resources, in ...

Storyline: The Japanese government is considering an early release of its rice reserves to address continuous price surges, farm minister Taku Eto said on Friday. A survey conducted by Teikoku ...

A powerful cold air mass and winter pressure patterns have brought continuous snowfall to coastal and mountainous areas along the ...

The Nakasendo road still exists in its entirety - as do dozens of the post towns it weaves between - and can form an epic ...

I took Japan's famous bullet train Shinkansen for the first time. My trip from Osaka to Tokyo was quick with comfy seats, but ...

Don’t worry: It’s general enough to apply to the rest of Japan. But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan.

OKAYA, Nagano Prefecture--Three of eight people caught in a landslide were confirmed dead on Aug. 15 as torrential rains lashed this central Japan prefecture, city government officials said.