For many travelers, Japan is a dream destination: a country where the food culture alone justifies the trip, and the history, landscapes, and impeccable infrastructure only provide more of a reason to ...

I see the people of Noto standing up and taking a step forward, and I think it is my calling to be here now, in Noto, introducing people to my home town.” Kaho Shoji and I are making our way along a ...

Donald Trump's insistence that "spoiled" Japan imports more US rice is adding to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's problems ahead of elections that could sink his premiership after less than a year in ...

Japan doesn’t have too many tourists. It has too many tourists being sent to the same places. Until that changes, talks on solving overtourism will just remain recycled rhetoric. As Japan continues to ...

The recent tumultuous rice price situation in Japan has been a rollercoaster ride. Beginning with a poor harvest in 2023 and a minor rice shortage in the late summer of 2024, many began to think Japan ...

I emphasize this because migration is not always a personal choice, but the outcome of structures and conditions built long ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Since April, a record 12 people have been killed in more than 100 bear encounters in Japan -- an issue so serious the country's ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Citing cultural problems as the reason for the 2011 Japan nuclear reactor disaster is risky because some of the key problems involving regulation and technical issues could ...

On Thursday, yield on the benchmark 10-year JGBs hit a high of 1.917%, surging to their strongest level since 2007. If the BOJ sticks with its policy of raising rates, it risks sending yields higher.