Takashi Kawamura, former mayor of this central Japan city, is assured of winning a seat in the Oct. 27 House of ...

While Osaka and Tokyo are the best-known big cities in Japan, the fourth-biggest city, Nagoya, has recently undergone a facelift. Thanks to its attractive restaurants offering quality local foods, its ...

NAGOYA--In an apparent contradiction with Japan’s pacifist Constitution ... He was responding to questions after he announced that the city will hold a peace memorial ceremony on May 14 ...

Kyukichi Tsutsui, a former captain of a Japanese tuna fishing boat exposed to nuclear fallout from a 1954 U.S. hydrogen bomb ...

"Living with intention actually makes life so much better because I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything," LaJuan told BI.

Kobe is among the biggest cities in Japan that will have a population of 1.5 million residents in 2020. The city is deemed ...

Japan is said to have over 30,000 castles, attracting visitors ranging from the castle-curious to those who are downright obsessed with the structures. But which are the best of the best according to ...

A long-buried World War Two bomb exploded in early October at Japan's Miyazaki Airport. Nearly 80 years after the war ended, ...

Prosecutors decided against objecting to the retrial following a detailed examination of the court decision and a ...

Prefectures and cities are using legislation or exploring other measures to discourage pedestrians from walking on escalators in the interest of safety.

Nearly a dozen city officials and staff members have traveled to Japan to ride the high-speed train, with an eye toward ...