With the launch of its new Blue Zone Retreat series to sake-infused cocktails at a sunset bar, the Halekulani Okinawa Hotel ...

Japanese cities to raise ‘onsen tax’ as visitors flock to traditional hot baths - Higher taxes aim to fund conservation ...

So it came right when you parked your car at the ryokan you booked months ago. Are you going to laugh or cry during your stay ...

Kirishima, in Kagoshima Prefecture, is often referred to as the birthplace of Japan, as it’s said to be the place where the gods descended, under instruction from the Sun Goddess, after they saw the ...

It might be tempting to think that December isn’t the best time of year to visit Japan. Although December officially marks ...

Yellow foliage: Expected later than usual, from early November to mid-December in lowlands. 1-Hokkaido University; 2-Jozankei Onsen; 3-Sounkyo; 4-Noboribetsu Onsen (Photos: PIXTA) Hokkaido, Japan's ...

Rimowa launches Essential collection with new stunning colourways, Chopard’s Ice Cube 1999 collection returns with diamond ...

Despite being a naturalized Japanese, a man born to ethnic Korean parents was refused membership to an exclusive golf club in Gifu Prefecture on grounds its quota for non-Japanese was full.

Japan is an archipelago made up of four main islands and more than 6,000 small ones, although just over 400 of these are inhabited. Among the big four, Hokkaido is the northernmost island, Honshu is ...

While the Greek exports to Turkey were down, the balance of Greek imports from Turkey during the same period amounted to $2.31 billion, compared to $1.88 billion in the first half of 2023, showing an ...