An annual record of over 33 million inbound foreigners visited Japan between January and November 2024 amid a tourism boom ...

Yamanashi Prefecture, which lies just west of Tokyo, typically reports two to four bear attack victims a year. Fumiaki Iwase, head of the advanced emergency medical service center of the Yamanashi ...

YAMANAKAKO, Yamanashi Prefecture--Solidified lava from eruptions of Mount Fuji in the distant past offers frightening clues of what awaits if the sacred mountain blows its top again. Researchers ...

Visit Japan during this time of year to see the country's cherry blossoms emerge from their winter slumber and bathe the ...

There are many alternative ways to experience central Japan’s sacred peak without the crowds, from hiking its sister summits ...

Sunny with a high of 51 °F (10.6 °C). Winds variable. Night - Partly cloudy. Winds variable. The overnight low will be 26 °F (-3.3 °C). Partly cloudy today with a high of 51 °F (10.6 °C) and ...

SIOUX CITY -- Sioux City council members Julie Schoenherr, Alex Watters and Matthew O'Kane traveled to Yamanashi City, Japan, ...

A world heritage listing - alongside new sparkling and fruity 'cocktail' types of sake - will be the beginning of a ...

"Picky to Pocky no Haiku Ehon: Oshogatsu no Maki," written by Kozaburo Arashiyama and illustrated by Mizumaru Anzai ...

A central Japan city at the foot of Mt. Fuji has lost over a month's worth of winter days per year in the past decade due to ...