Akita Prefecture's online map consolidates reports of sightings and incidents while the city of Hanamaki in Iwate Prefecture ...

Invasive plant specialist Environet has released this year’s regional Japanese knotweed hotspots, based on analysis of the latest data from their live Japanese knotweed heat map. The analysis ...

Invasive plant specialist Environet has released this year’s regional Japanese knotweed hotspots, based on an analysis of the ...

For a big city, Tokyo is pretty safe. Crime rates are low and there isn't much of a reputation for pickpocketing (compared to Europe). Japan as a whole is considered to be one of the safest ...

Rise of Kingdoms is a strategy city building game based on building a real civilization from the ground up, with choices including Japan ... everyone else on the map, with no diplomacy available ...

Japan is seeing a record boom in tourism, but one recent visitor travelled more than the circumference of the earth to get ...

Parliament voted Monday to stick with Mr. Ishiba, who will lead a minority government after his party suffered heavy losses ...

Hanako Okada was one of 73 women to win seats at the general election last month, a record number in a Parliament long dominated by men.

Now that summer has loosened its torrid grip, a trip to this outdoor museum in the western Tokyo suburbs is a perfect way to ...

If you're unsure how to navigate the various types of Japanese restaurants, from ramen shops to curry shops, this guide will ...

The United States was dragged unwillingly into World War II by the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, ...