Tourism, climate goals, and animal rights concerns are sparking a plant-based renaissance in a country famous for sushi and ...

More visitors than ever have flocked to see the snow monkeys bathing in Japan's natural hot springs at Jigokudani Monkey Park.

Google says it will rename the Gulf of Mexico on its U.S. maps, and Mexico is pushing back. This wouldn't be the first body ...

It has not been published since 1953 – precisely because of a dispute over the geographic name of the body of water between Japan and Korea ... by the fact the national park area surrounding ...

National wealth grew for the eighth straight year to hit a record high in 2023, thanks to rises in land and stock prices, a Cabinet Office estimate showed Monday. The country's net assets, or the ...

A piece of home, but in Japan. And, of course ... as well spending time at the National Ainu Museum. Swans on Lake Kussharo are an ever-present reminder of Hokkaido's natural beauty and frosty ...

In an order posted on the Russian government's website, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin suspended the implementation of memorandums signed in 2000 and 2003 with Japan stipulating the ...

“I want the leaders [of both nations] to mutually build the future of the Japan-U.S. alliance,” Akiba said, expressing his expectation that Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will develop trustful ties ...

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according to data released Wednesday by the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO). The figure rose against the backdrop of recovering flights and compares with 25.07 million in 2023.

Travelers will soon be able to explore new destinations with exciting additions to National Geographic Expeditions for 2025 and 2026. If you’re looking to explore the globe in a whole new way ...