Kyoto has long been feeling the strain of overtourism, which not only places a burden on tourist sites but local residents, ...

Held every year in March, the Hiwatari-sai or Fire Walking Festival at Mount Takao sees monks walk barefoot through a smouldering fire while chanting prayers. It makes for a spectacular – and ...

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Gulf of America is out, but Mount McKinley is in. The Associated Press announced Thursday that it would stick to using Gulf of Mexico despite President Donald Trump’s order renaming the waterway ...

Something that’s been catching my attention recently, though, is everyone backwards walking. My TikTok feed is full of it, but it’s not often you see a social media trend make it into the real ...

Japan's beloved Mount Fuji isn't just a popular tourist spot, it's an active volcano that could paralyze wide areas with ash-fall if it erupts, including Tokyo. NHK World reports on how the ...

Walking has had quite a year, between the rise of the viral hot girl walking trend on social media and walking accessories like bala bangles and weighted vests becoming trendy. It’s a solid form ...

An activist investor is demanding that Japan’s Fuji Media Holdings Inc. investigate a scandal embroiling one of the country’s most prominent celebrities, saying lack of transparency over the ...

The ire initially targeting TV personality Masahiro Nakai over an alleged incident of sexual misconduct is now shifting to Fuji TV over its lack of corporate governance in dealing with the ...

The reveal trailer for the Nintendo Switch 2 had a real focus on the new Joy-Con sticks, which hopefully means the original console's drift issues have been fixed. The Nintendo Switch 2 was ...

JAKARTA, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Authorities have begun evacuating 3,000 residents near the Mount Ibu volcano on Indonesia's eastern island of Halmahera, the disaster agency said on Thursday ...

Mount Ibu erupted at 07:11 a.m. (2211 GMT Tuesday) for around two minutes, the country's volcanology agency said in a statement. Clouds of thick grey ash billowed into the sky leaning towards the ...