At the back of the shrine’s sacred grounds is the grave of Itagaki Taisuke (1837–1919), a patriot from the Tosa clan in what is now Kōchi Prefecture who led the Freedom and People’s Rights ...

I will make the passionate support and encouragement I have received from my fans in Japan the engine for my ... joined the Marines straight from Iwate Prefecture’s Ōfunato High School after ...

Born in 1959 in Kōchi Prefecture, Uematsu first taught himself ... both in its native Japan and when it was exported to America on the then-booming Nintendo Entertainment System.

The Earth's surface is constantly reshaped by the movement of tectonic plates, which make up the continental crust on which ...

Escape the crowds and visit 3 of Japan’s lesser-known treasures: Taketomi Island’s beaches, Yamaguchi’s history and Nasu’s ...

The Earth's surface is constantly reshaped by the movement of tectonic plates, which make up the continental crust on which we are living. These ...

Writer Hannah Kirshner first moved to Yamanaka Onsen to better understand its craft culture. Almost 10 years later, she’s ...

Ibaraki Prefecture relinquished its “least attractive” title among Japan’s 47 prefectures following a local promotional effort that was tongue in cheek at times. The prefecture northeast of ...

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake occurred in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, at 2:49 a.m. on Thursday. Officials say there is no threat of tsunami. An intensity of lower 5 on Japan's seismic ...

A tourist farm in the city of Nobeoka, Miyazaki Prefecture, is busy with visitors ... Wednesday and Friday at 4 p.m., Japan time. Click/tap here for past installments. Intermediate learners ...

YUZAWA, Akita Prefecture—As a taxi driver escorted three ... “As there are many foreign visitors in many areas in Japan nowadays, Japanese customers say they feel ‘relieved’ in Yuzawa ...

At Koga Falls in the city of Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, the water flowing down ... Wednesday and Friday at 4 p.m., Japan time. Click/tap here for past installments. Intermediate learners who ...