Mount Fuji, the country’s tallest summit, is revered for its snowy peak. A snowfall reported on Wednesday ended its longest ...

Among them is the small city of Sabae, in Fukui prefecture, about a 3.5-hour train ride from Tokyo. It’s widely known as Japan’s eyeglasses capital – and for good reason. Sabae produces over ...

Eikoh Hosoe, who died on Sept. 16 in Tokyo, was part of a group of avant-garde artists in postwar Japan who were determined ...

A win for the baseball superstar’s Los Angeles Dodgers “will be seen as a victory for Japanese baseball and the Japanese ...

Shohei Ohtani's rural hometown, Oshu City in northern Japan, is bursting with pride for its superstar son. Once known for ...

Shohei Ohtani’s hometown in northern Japan is a rural place, famous for its high-quality Maesawa beef, its history of making ...

This unrelated photo shows a class being held for students in need of Japanese language instruction in the city of Yokohama's Naka Ward on June 11, 2020. (Mainichi) MAEBASHI -- In response to a ...

She is working on an art club project at Ames High School, painting leaves over paper. Shimazaki is more than 6,000 miles from her usual classroom in Koshu City, Japan. She was one of 20 Koshu City ...

OSHU CITY, Japan (AP) — Shohei Ohtani's hometown in northern Japan is a rural place, famous for its high-quality Maesawa beef, its history of making traditional ironware and the intense green ...

OSHU CITY, Japan (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s hometown in northern Japan is a rural place, famous for its high-quality Maesawa beef, its history of making traditional ironware and the intense green ...