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

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KAMAISHI, Iwate Prefecture--This northern city that ... rebuilt after sustaining damage in the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake will become the site for the new wave power project.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

China has urged Japan to maintain a "healthy and stable" relationship with Beijing after former Japanese Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership race ...

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 ...

Former defense minister Shigeru Ishiba will become Japan’s new prime minister after winning his party’s leadership contest on Friday, following a crowded race that ended in a runoff vote.

The earthquake occurred off the coast of Torishima Island, which is uninhabited, at 8:14 a.m. on Tuesday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The advisory was lifted at 11 a.m. By ...