Also known as a "departure tax", this tax was introduced in 2019. It is automatically included in travel fares and applies to ...

The Japanese government has compiled a plan to evacuate 120,000 people from some Okinawa islands to other parts of ...

For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its ...

Last spring, the Japan National Tourism Organization reported back-to-back months with more than 3 million inbound visitors, ...

KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa – Athletes from Japan, Korea and Okinawa will take aim Friday at race victories and possible Pacific ...

Students from across Japan convened here March 26 to present a list of over 20,000 signatures imploring Japan to sign and ...

The WC-135R atmospheric collection aircraft fleet routinely conducts air-sampling missions globally, including over the Far ...

An Okinawa Prefecture island where mass suicides took place during World War II held a memorial ceremony on March 26, the ...

Japan activated its Japan Self-Defense Force Joint Operations Command (JJOC) Monday, allowing its military to better conduct ...

Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper ...

Vacation rentals in Hakuba, Japan can bring in, on average, more than $60,000 a year in revenue for short-term rental ...