Named for the island’s status as the world’s 36th largest, the train offers a slower way to see some of the region’s rural ...

All bullet trains in Japan will be smoke-free from spring next year following a decision by the operators of the Tokaido, Sanyo and Kyushu Shinkansen lines to abolish smoking rooms. The flagship ...

Heavy snowfall is intensifying, particularly in the Hokuriku region, due to the influence of a strong cold air mass. Snow was also forecast in low-lying areas through Feb. 23. In Wajima, Ishikawa ...

Kyushu is the third-largest island in Japan and is located in the southwestern part of the country. It is one of the four main islands of Japan, along with Honshu (where Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and ...

The Meteorological Agency warned of landslides, river flooding and inundation in low-lying areas in the Kyushu region and Yamaguchi Prefecture as heavy rain continued over the weekend. A linear ...

I am not a cyclist. I don’t even own a bicycle. So I was surprised to discover, after pedaling around one of Japan’s main islands, that it might be my favorite new way to travel. I always associated ...

If I stared too long, the glossy, petrified tree trunk seemed to pulsate energy through the roof, down into the walls and past the fragile washi paper screens. “The house breathes,” Akihiro Tokunaga, ...

Nikkei Asia reports US-based investment firm Asia Pacific Land (APL) is planning to build a $845 million (125 billion yen) facility in the city of Kitakyushu. APL reportedly hopes to develop a 150MW ...

In April 1945, as American forces closed in on Japan, Tokyo unveiled Operation Ketsugo, a horrifying plan to unleash kamikaze ...