Japan continues to face a concentration of doctors in urban areas and a serious shortage of physicians in rural regions. The ...

Iwate and Fukushima Prefectures were ... graceful as the kaiseki bowls she'd laid before us. Japan Rail's JR East Pass goes from Tokyo to Kamaishi on the Tohoku Shinkansen and JR East Line.

The downpour drenched the Noto Peninsula on Saturday, triggering landslides and washing away people and homes, Japan’s national broadcaster said. By Yan Zhuang and Miharu Nishiyama Six people ...

MORIOKA, (Japan): Bears become more active in autumn before they hibernate. In Iwate Prefecture, more than 40% of incidents with humans during the last fiscal year occurred between September and ...

One person is dead and seven others are missing in Noto Peninsula, Japanese news media reported. The region is still recovering from a catastrophic earthquake. By Yan Zhuang Record rainfall in ...

Japan scrambled fighter jets Monday after a Russian surveillance plane entered Japanese airspace three times, the Defense Ministry said, with Air Self-Defense Force fighters deploying flares for ...

Japan joined the World Bank in August 1952, the year after the signing of the San Francisco Peace Treaty. Starting in 1953, a number of projects were implemented in Japan with World Bank loans for the ...

Kyoto, Japan in the spring. Experts say the best time to visit Japan is during the cherry blossom season from late March to mid-May. In Japan, fall foliage stretches late into the year ...

The Japanese education system has often been criticized for heavily valuing scores and rote memorization. Nonetheless, Japanese students have continuously scored above the worldwide average in the ...

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Content creators are going viral for renovating abandoned Japanese homes for low prices - but is all as it seems? The Chinese government has been accused of using online nationalism as a useful ...

Japan is a popular spot for tourists, and a new initiative would make it easier and more affordable to visit than ever before. Japan Airlines is offering free domestic flights to tourists from the ...