ASHIYA, Hyogo Prefecture—Even at the age of 116, Tomiko Itooka never forgets to express gratitude to the employees of her intensive care home here. When an employee told her on Aug. 21 that she ...

AKASHI, Hyogo Prefecture--A restaurant toilet stall that allows hundreds of eyes to peer inside continues to elicit astonished reactions from its female users, much to the delight of the owner.

Discover Japan’s Noto Peninsula on a 5-day Walk Japan tour blending cuisine, hot springs and culture while supporting ...

Night - Partly cloudy. Winds variable at 0 to 6 mph (0 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 36 °F (2.2 °C). Cloudy with a high of 52 °F (11.1 °C). Winds variable at 5 to 9 mph (8 to 14.5 kph ...

Cloudy with a high of 55 °F (12.8 °C). Winds variable at 5 to 13 mph (8 to 20.9 kph). Night - Clear. Winds from WSW to W at 9 to 12 mph (14.5 to 19.3 kph). The overnight low will be 32 °F (0 ...

Japan’s largest freshwater ecosystem, the over 4-million-year-old Lake Biwa spans 670 square kilometers in Shiga Prefecture. Containing 27.5 billion ... downstream residents in Kyoto, Osaka and Hyogo ...

Planning your dream trip to Japan in spring for cherry blossom season? Here is where and when is the best time to see the cherry blossoms in Japan! In this deep dive, we share the Japan cherry blossom ...