sea kayaking and cycling, and experiencing traditional Japanese culture, like ryokan inns and hot-spring bathing away from the crowds. Where to start? It might not be the first thing you would ...

ONOMICHI, Japan -- In late October, as the autumn leaves were turning yellow, I sat on the deck of a ferry crossing part of the Seto Inland Sea, a 440-kilometer-long body of water that separates ...

Rare-earth muds are only found in deep-sea regions. A notable characteristic of Japan’s oceans is depth ... consisting of two layers: an inner pipe (drill pipe) that pumps down seawater from ...