Carlton, Nikko, is two hours from Tokyo in a scenic mountain town packed with historic sites. And the hotel has the planet's only Ritz-Carlton-branded hot springs.

Here’s how to explore the best of Japan’s capital, from summer festivals and less-visited neighborhoods to day trips to World ...

(Mainichi/Tsugio Shigeharu) HYUGA, Miyazaki -- Delicate blue-purple nemophila flowers, also known as "baby blue eyes," are at their best at a park in this southwestern Japan city. The flowers at ...

Tokyo, April 18 (Jiji Press)--Arctic sea ice area this winter reached the lowest level since satellite monitoring began in 1979, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, and the National ...

With festivals taking place throughout the year in Tokyo, you have a good chance that your trip will coincide with a ...

Everyone goes to Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka. Why not try spots like the bustling port of Yokohama or the serene monasteries of ...

TOKYO -- Yellow dust carried by westerly winds from mainland Asia is expected to continue spreading over a wide area of Japan, including the country's east, through March 26, potentially worsening ...

Night - Partly cloudy. Winds from WNW to NW at 6 mph (9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 53 °F (11.7 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 78 °F (25.6 °C). Winds variable at 5 to 8 mph (8 to 12.9 ...

Police in Menlo Park arrested a San Jose man this week for allegedly scamming an elderly resident out of $35,000 in a scheme that may have international connections, authorities said. The scam ...

Just 100 metres from Tobu Nikko Train Station, Nikko Park Lodge Tobu Station offers a restaurant and rooms with free WiFi. The entire hotel is non-smoking. Toshogu Shrine is 2.5 km from the hotel. The ...

Tokyo prosecutors have indicted a former executive of SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. on suspicion of market manipulation. Officials from the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office announced on April ...