Okinawa Prefecture’s Naha and Ishigaki are among the top ports of call in Japan for international cruise ... with not too many cars zooming by. Once you do start seeing heavier traffic, this ...

Japanese authorities have issued guidance on how the public should respond if the famous Mount Fuji volcano, near Tokyo, were to erupt. Experts recommend sheltering at home and maintaining a two ...

It’s been almost 20 years since I first visited Japan. Back then ... What one shouldn’t do outside an onsen, is mistakenly exchange your own shoes in the rack with the slippers of someone ...

KAMIJIMA, Ehime Prefecture—With only 11 inhabitants ... Kimura was compelled to do something to sustain the island after its population continued to decline from 184 in 1970.

Tucked away in a quiet and unassuming area of Ozu, a historic castle town in Ehime Prefecture, is an unusual house — with an even more unusual owner. A former samurai residence, the building is ...