The first blossoms of the season popped open last week in Tokyo. At the Yasukuni Shrine, a lone Somei Yoshino tree revealed ...

Within the stunningly decorated wooden walls of an immense temple in Kyoto, you'll find an unusual artifact of human hair ...

As far back as the 14th century, the lush backyard of the contemporary Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo was called Tsubakiyama, or ...

Mount Yoshino in Yoshino-Kumano National Park is considered one of the best places to view cherry blossoms in Japan. There ...

Wildfires have hit several regions in western Japan, injuring at least two people, forcing dozens of residents to evacuate and damaging homes as hundreds of firefighters battled the widening blaze in ...

As spring rolls in, you may want to start planning the kinds of trees you'll want to plant in your yard. There are 11 ...

Nothing captures the imagination of a nation quite like ‘sakura’ season in Japan – and it delivers a once-in-a-lifetime travel experience ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Many of Japan’s biggest companies from tech conglomerates to Toyota (NYSE:TM) have met union demands for substantial wage hikes for a third consecutive year, seeking to help ...

TOKYO, March 12 (Reuters) - Many of Japan's biggest companies from tech conglomerates to Toyota (7203.T), opens new tab have met union demands for substantial wage hikes for a third consecutive ...

FUKUOKA, Japan: Gamers and passersby ... or 15 centimeters long, the tree looks like it belongs in a pixelated virtual world. Passersby took photos of the artwork with their smartphones, saying ...

Made up of about 2,000 cubes that are either 7.5 centimeters or 15 centimeters long, the tree looks like it belongs in a pixelated virtual world. Passersby took photos of the artwork ... to your ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. In this image provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, Pfc. Christina Fuentes Montenegro prepares to hike to her ...