The latest Shinkansen is the N700S Series, and the name should give away that this is an evolutionary rather than ...

The most famous attraction is Takachiho Gorge – a deep chasm carved out by several explosions from the nearby Mount Aso, ...

Fusako Goto was a toddler in Fukuoka, Japan, when she started using chopsticks to eat. At age 65, she now teaches elementary school students in Litchfield how to use the Japanese eating utensils.

As the global outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has shown, making preparations for infectious diseases is fundamental to ...

Kyuden Mirai Energy, a renewable energy subsidiary of Kyushu Electric Power, has unveiled a new tidal power generator ...

Travel specialists weigh in with the most underrated places to visit, along with can’t-miss activities in each locale and the ...

A Japanese academic, who was based in Hong Kong for 25 years, and her British former colleague recently published a book ...

Nagasaki, located on the northwest coast of Kyushu, is known for its history with the atomic bomb. But this beautiful ...

The next phase of this trip sees us heading out of Sasebo toward Nagasaki via the Omura Bay Green Route. This stunning route ...

YOKOHAMA--The city of Yokohama came second in a survey ranking the top three cities in Japan with the most spectacular night views.

There’s no bigger, more fervently anticipated event in Japan than cherry blossom season, but unfortunately the pretty-in-pink floral phenomenon only lasts for a short time. Sure, you can always expect ...

In Nagasaki prefecture, on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu, J-Power, the operator of the aging Matsushima coal-fired power plant, has an idea to keep the unit operating despite the country’s no ...