It is now easier to reach Gifu prefecture from Europe with direct flights from Helsinki to Nagoya. View on euronews ...

GO app is a practical and convenient taxi-finding app that allows you to request a cab in English using your smartphone.

The Pomera D250 is coming to the US with an updated keyboard and an English language dictionary for spell checking.

A cold wave is once again approaching Japan. Japanese weather officials say a strong winter pressure pattern is expected to ...

Visitors looking for the "real Japan" may find it on a new long trail two hours from Tokyo that shows off the country's history, culture, and natural beauty.

JR West, a railway company of Japan, has begun connecting online and ticketless booking services ‘Express Booking’ and ‘Smart EX’ with the route search on Apple Map. A user can book ...

Night - Partly cloudy. Winds from N to NNW at 8 to 10 mph (12.9 to 16.1 kph). The overnight low will be 36 °F (2.2 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 52 °F (11.1 °C). Winds variable at 6 to 9 ...

One lesson from the damage caused by the destructive typhoon that hit Japan in October last year is the need to improve hazard maps that visualize projected data for natural hazards. Hazard maps ...

Google Maps will display the name “Gulf of America” instead of the “Gulf of Mexico” for U.S. users once official government sources are updated to reflect the name change ordered by ...

Google Maps will change the name of “Gulf of Mexico ... to other locations subject to naming disputes. Outside of Japan and South Korea, the body of water bordering both nations is listed ...

I set out on a 3 ½-week trip to Japan. The timing worked out — the ... a lot of local travelers staying at these who didn't speak English. But I made friends immediately at the hostels I ...

A one-stop shop for wagyu, sashimi, and all the Japanese snacks you could dream of is now open in Tysons. Marufuji, a spinoff of a small family-owned grocery chain that started in Connecticut, offers ...