The retrial of a man who served a seven-year sentence for the 1986 murder of a junior high school girl in central Japan is expected t ...

Winter yellowtail are displayed at a wholesale market ahead of the season's first auction in Kanazawa in the central Japan ...

National Geographic's Best Places to Travel list includes cities like Bangkok and Los Angeles. Experts told us the best ...

JUST AFTER THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, acclaimed Taiwanese chef Andre Chiang visited Kanazawa with two friends for the first time.

The candidacy of Tomakomai’s Mr Kanazawa had been backed by ex-Tomakomai mayor Hirofumi Iwakura, who had also pursued an IR policy for that community.

Sixty years after the world's first high-speed train launched, rail enthusiast Paul Carter rides the bullet train along ...

An extension to the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line in Japan has dramatically cut trips with commuters and tourists set ...

A fishing port in central Japan was vibrant amid the haul of winter yellowtail. The delicacy brought new excitement to an ...

Staff members and students at a standup paddleboarding (SUP) school in this central Japan town recently dressed up in Santa Claus ...

Visitors to Kyoto are still waiting to enjoy the city’s peak autumn leaves season, which has been delayed this year due to ...