Torii gates at the entrance to Akan-Mashu National Park on Hokkaido ... Japan. Still, the Ainu have maintained their own language, crafts and cultural practices. And one place where their arts ...

Among Japan's famous martial arts there lies one that has remained almost unheard of in the West. Kyudo, the martial art used ...

I had heard of “kitamaebune” ships on the Sea of Japan that headed north, but little did I know about the importance the ...

While the country is having a banner ski season, exceptionally heavy snowfall has created challenges for resort workers.

They had traveled to Chippubetsu, a town located on the Sea of Japan side in central Hokkaido. The locale is ... that there are “no such places here.” Her supervisor Shinji Kitagaki, head ...

NAHA, Japan (AP) — Spring training for Japanese baseball looks familiar; hitters in the batting cage, infielders taking ...

The rapid spread of the wildfire in Ofunato was caused by both government neglect and the worsening of climate change around ...

Japan battled its worst wildfire in half a century on Wednesday in a region hit by record-low rainfall, as wet weather gave ...

Enter Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan’s main islands ... to be the best in the country), there’s truly no better place to have soft serve than when you’re visiting the island.

Rain appears to have halted the spread of Japan's worst wildfire in more than half a century, officials said Thursday, as ...