Welcome to Japan! We’ve just arrived in Osaka after flying over from Busan, South Korea — and this vlog captures our first day in the city. Follow along as we explore local streets, try new food, and ...

Experience a journey onboard Japan’s Shinkansen Train, the world’s first high-speed train, traveling 319 miles (514 km) from ...

With the recent 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, global security remains a pressing concern for Japan and the U.S. Washington is managing at least two complex geopolitical conflicts, in ...

The earthquake's epicentre was located in Shimane Prefecture. Multiple earthquakes, including one at 6.2 magnitude, struck western Japan late Tuesday morning local time, centered in Shimane Prefecture ...

WSJ Tokyo Bureau Chief Jason Douglas explains how Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s summit with President Trump secured a new ‘golden age’ for the U.S.-Japanese alliance. Photo: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters ...

A strong earthquake shook western Japan on Tuesday, but no major damage or life-threatening injuries were reported. The magnitude 6.4 quake struck in Shimane prefecture in northwestern Japan, ...

A woman died and six other people were hospitalized in Tokyo after choking on mochi, a chewy rice cake that in recent years has killed and hospitalized hundreds of people in Japan, where it is often ...

MITOYO, Japan >> In striking illusion, a local train seems to run across the open ocean less than a minute after departing from a station in Tadotsu, Kagawa prefecture.

NARA, JAPAN’S ancient capital, is known for its temples and for its deer, which are said to be messengers of the gods. Recently these beloved cervids have become embroiled in a very earthly mess.

TOKYO, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Monday the central bank will continue to raise interest rates if economic and price developments move in line with its forecasts.

The lack of public trash cans is a leading inconvenience for foreign visitors in Japan, according to a tourism survey. Public trash bins were largely removed from places like subway stations because ...

A head-on collision between two trains on the line that services Peru's Machu Picchu killed one person and injured at least 40 others, authorities said. The deceased was the conductor of one of the ...