However, Heart Mountain’s history — nearly 14,000 people would call it home for some of the war’s duration — includes the ...

In honor of his mother and others imprisoned at the internment camp, baseball player Dan Kwong has restored a diamond in the ...

Some ski towns in Japan are booming from a rise in international visitors, while resorts in other areas are closing as ...

NAGANO: Yoshitomi Okura, a 74-year-old mountaineer from Iida, Nagano Prefecture, advocates "eco mountaineering," a way of ...

The mountains of Nagano Prefecture are a popular destination, but 13 people were reported missing or dead there in 2024 ...

Battling overtourism and littering, Mount Fuji will now double its tourist tax. Here's what travelers should know.

In July 2024, Japan introduced the first toll payment and restricted the daily number of hikers on the Yoshida trail to 4,000 ...

With 25 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Japan is ideal for those who like to explore the historical and environmental aspects of ...

TOKYO (AP) — Wildfires have hit several regions in western Japan, injuring at least two people, forcing dozens of residents to evacuate and damaging a number of homes as hundreds of firefighters ...

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In 2024, the Tsukuba massif granite of the Mt. Tsukuba Area Geopark was certified by the International Union of Geological ...

Located in the heart of LA’s Little Tokyo neighborhood, the museum embraces the Japanese-American experience in all its permutations, including aspects that other persecuted and marginalized ...