Yotei unfolds in 1603 as the Tokugawa Shogunate establishes its control over Japan, but its heroine, Atsu, lives on Ezo -- modern Hokkaido, but home of the indigenous Ainu people at the time. Sucker ...

G Adventures has released 25 new trips that explore lesser-known regions across destinations including Pakistan, Jordan and the Balkans ...

Even the poor Ainu in the northernmost island have forsaken their own thick-walled huts and houses for the fragile dwellings made fashionable by their Japanese masters. Europeans (and now a good many ...

In Japan, the Indigenous community known as the Ainu has been struggling to assert a 21st century identity after decades of erasure. About 20 years ago, the government officially recognized them as ...

Tim Anderson’s new book, Hokkaido, is inspired by Japan’s northernmost prefecture, where Western influences and Indigenous ...

TOKYO -- Japanese trading house Marubeni has agreed to invest in Phillips Pharma Group, which supplies medical goods in sub-Saharan Africa. The investment marks Marubeni's entry into the African ...

Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo, eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — A 34-year-old Japanese man on Sunday arrived in Cape Town to end a more than 6,000-kilometer journey from Kenya to South Africa on foot while pulling a rickshaw.

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

TOKYO -- Hakki Africa, the Tokyo-based microfinancing startup that extends auto loans in Kenya, has raised 1.97 billion yen ($12.7 million) in a recent funding round to expand operations to India ...

To make a direct call to Japan From South Africa, you need to follow the international dialing format given below. The dialing format is same for calling Japan mobile or land line from South Africa.

In late December Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi visited China, where he took part in a series of meetings with his counterpart Wang Yi and other Chinese officials. The trip gave the ...