I am a guide in north Japan, certified international sake sommelier, and WMA certified Wilderness First Responder. Most of ...

A new species of migratory seabird, known as short-tailed shearwater, has been officially recorded in Nepal for the first ...

Former death row inmate Iwao Hakamada cuts a profoundly tragic figure in the annals of Japan’s deeply flawed ... 26, Presiding Judge Koshi Kunii said, “The door to freedom has been opened.” ...

Completed in 2025 in Minato City, Japan. Images by Noboru Inoue. This is the interior renovation for the new office of the ...

The monsoon climatic effects have entered Nepal 15 days earlier than normal timings as the nation is expected to have ...

Japan is expected to spend $6.3 billion in an effort to thwart the economic impact of President Trump’s tariffs. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi on Tuesday lauded the country’s ...

By Victor Mather Sumo is Japan’s national sport, steeped in hundreds of years of history and tradition. But Japanese wrestlers no longer dominate sumo. So there was a sigh of relief in local ...

Located in East Asia, Japan is a top 20 country in the world in terms of population. Japan has the third-largest economy by nominal gross domestic product and the fourth-largest economy by ...

The yen fell around 1% against the greenback on Tuesday on reports that Japan will consider trimming issuance of super-long bonds in the wake of recent sharp yield increases. Soft demand for ...

Don’t worry: It’s general enough to apply to the rest of Japan. But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan.

The Japan Meteorological Agency has a unique seismic scale called shindo that measures the degree of shaking in the event of an earthquake. This set of numbers — ranging from 0 to 7 — is ...