As 2024 unfolds, travellers are setting their sights on destinations that offer unique experiences, cultural depth, and ...

Everyone aboard works together to switch the seat orientation, which means you’ll need to jump up and move your bikes if you don’t want some nice Japanese commuter ending up with a bike in their lap.

An intense opening weekend of action at sumo's November tournament, the Kyushu Basho, has already set up several intriguing storylines for the sport’s final meet of 2024. To no one’s surprise ...

Stunned Defense Ministry officials were scrambling to determine whether a Chinese military plane intentionally or mistakenly violated Japanese airspace ... military bases in Kyushu,” he said.

Onosato, right, defeats Oho on the second day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in the southwestern city of Fukuoka on Nov. 11, 2024. (Mainichi/Tomohisa Yazu ...

KITA-KYUSHU--Once Japan’s most feared yakuza gang, Kudo-kai based here in Fukuoka Prefecture now exists mostly in name only. Its leader is in prison, the group’s ranks are depleted and those ...

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.

Japanese luxury hotel operator Hoshino Resorts Inc. plans to open a hot spring inn in the U.S. state of New York in 2028 as part of efforts to introduce the popular Japanese-style accommodation ...

The Netflix Christmas Cinematic Universe is expanding again with the streamer's new movie "Hot Frosty." Since 2017's movie "Christmas Inheritance," Netflix has been making some of its bigger ...

Key Events: Summer is a long and very, very hot season in Palm Springs. Although the city all but empties of tourist crowds, you will have to contend with average daytime temperatures that ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Lawmakers applaud as Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, standing, was elected for a new prime minister ...

Japan's Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has had a whirlwind few weeks in office. And he keeps his job, after winning a runoff vote in the Lower House. Ishiba stays in the hot seat | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News ...