The aim of the policy is to enable local governments that will provide support, and the prefectures expected to receive help, to conduct joint disaster drills and other preparations.

Don’t expect raucous party scenes or over-the-top après-ski. In Japan, it’s all about the snow. Here’s a primer on where to ...

The Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry will designate in advance local governments that will dispatch relief ...

Visitors looking for the "real Japan" may find it on a new long trail two hours from Tokyo that shows off the country's ...

An inflow of the coldest air mass this season has intensified snowfalls mainly in areas along the Sea of Japan coast. Snow is even falling in flatlands around Japan's central to western regions, where ...

A small plant-eating deer species that rarely draws much attention in Japan is now a major source of concern after an ...

Japan’s Shiraso Brewery prides itself on creating ‘uncommon flavours’ and fusing western innovations with the country’s ...

The total amount of losses exceeded ¥1.1 billion last year, increasing more than ¥300 million from the previous year.

Asia’s manufacturers have started the year on a broadly soft note, with growth in output and new orders cooling against a ...

The increased focus on foreign travelers follows the death of a Hong Kong woman on the outskirts of Otaru. The 61-year-old ...

A group of third-year high school students as part of a class project produced their first-ever sake with the help of local ...