Shiroki Mitsunari does not remember seeing bears in the picturesque Japanese mountain village of Shirakawa when he was a ...

Nestled amid cedar forests and beside a pristine river two hours northwest of Tokyo, Nanmoku is a village at risk.

In Hiroshima’s Okonomimura building, there are more than two dozen variations on the Japanese staple okonomiyaki.

Nestled amid cedar forests and beside a pristine river two hours northwest of Tokyo, Nanmoku is a village at risk.

While riot police officers are authorized to shoot bears to combat an alarming rise in bear-related injuries and deaths ...

The international retailer offers a collection of household and consumer goods, such as kitchenware, toys, stationary and cosmetics.

Laura Hedien/Getty Images A Japanese village apparently has a major bear problem. It comes as the US and other countries have ...

Day trips offer a satisfying sweater-weather getaway for time- and budget-squeezed travelers. Here are five single-day ...

Our final dispatch from the 2025 Tokyo Film Festival offers a look back at a classic Japanese ghost tale and the supernatural ...

In the tranquil Iya Valley lies Nagoro, known as scarecrow village, which features over 200 lifelike scarecrows. These unique ...

Where others have withered, this mountain town has reinvented itself as a refuge for Tokyo’s entrepreneurs and artists - ...