Record-breaking snowfall fell on Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido on Tuesday, disrupting traffic, causing airport ...

The increased focus on foreign travelers follows the death of a Hong Kong woman on the outskirts of Otaru. The 61-year-old ...

Note: The ice trees at Zao Onsen Ski Resort, known as juhyo in Japanese, are also often referred to as "snow monsters" in English. Japanese original Easy Japanese news is taken from the Mainichi ...

A picture-perfect village in Japan is staying alive with a population of just one person. Discover the story behind this ...

Large cod were carried in procession and dedicated to a local Shinto shrine in this northern Japan city Feb. 4 in a unique ...

More than 20 percent of the population will be aged 75 or older in 46 of the nation’s 47 prefectures in 2050 ... disaster following the Great East Japan Earthquake. The ratio of people aged ...

OITA—After a 15-year hiatus, hovercraft are making a comeback as Oita Prefecture prepares to reopen what will be Japan’s only passenger route for the watercraft as early as December.

Night - Clear. Winds from WSW to W at 12 to 15 mph (19.3 to 24.1 kph). The overnight low will be 37 °F (2.8 °C). Flurries with a high of 43 °F (6.1 °C) and a 42% chance of precipitation. Winds ...

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 ...