Don’t expect raucous party scenes or over-the-top après-ski. In Japan, it’s all about the snow. Here’s a primer on where to ...

On Nov. 11, a Yasen-class nuclear-powered submarine passed through the Soya Strait, which separates Japan’s northernmost main ...

A Japanese zoo is fighting back after authorities in Hokkaido prefecture issued a closure order for the facility exhibiting ...

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A Chinese cargo ship, the An Yang 2, ran aground early Sunday in the Sakhalin region of Russia’s Far East, according to local authorities. Sakhalin G ...

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 ...

Japanese parents of the growing number of children attending international school in Japan often feel overwhelmed due to a ...

Sakhalin governor says Chinese cargo ship ran aground in region’s southwestern Nevelsky district, declares introduction of ...

The city of Aomori, located in Aomori Prefecture, in the far north of Japan’s main island, Honshu, is the snowiest city in ...

When was the first time you experienced snowfall? While I have walked on slippery, icy snow during my previous travels abroad ...

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