Who doesn’t love Google Maps? The Maps Android app helps those of us with oatmeal for brains find our way anywhere, without having to fire any neurons or exercise any synapses. It even helps us ...

Cherry Blossoms Begin to Bloom 5 Days Later Than Last Year in Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture Yamagata’s Cherry Blossoms are Now in Full Bloom; Four Days Earlier than Usual, Four Days Later than Previous ...

Google Maps is one of the apps that gets the most love from Google in terms of regular updates, and we've spotted another couple of upgrades rolling out to the mapping app in recent days ...

The city of Kyoto packs a whole lot of historic temples, shrines, restaurants, plus cafes and lovely sightseeing spots in one area. To get around the city, we recommend using a rental bicycle, so you ...

The fantastic sights of western Kyoto (or Rakusai), which include areas around Arashiyama and Okusaga, were a favorite of Japan's past leaders and make for an exciting tour – especially when bicycling ...

Wildfires have hit several regions in western Japan, injuring at least two people, forcing dozens of residents to evacuate and damaging homes as hundreds of firefighters battled the widening blaze in ...

Night - Partly cloudy with a 34% chance of precipitation. Winds from SSW to S at 6 to 7 mph (9.7 to 11.3 kph). The overnight low will be 43 °F (6.1 °C). Sunny with a high of 72 °F (22.2 °C ...

Night - Scattered showers with a 66% chance of precipitation. Winds variable. The overnight low will be 35 °F (1.7 °C). Cloudy with a high of 44 °F (6.7 °C) and a 49% chance of precipitation ...

Extreme rainfall and flooding in Yamagata Prefecture have likely caused significant damage, the Japan Meteorological Agency announced on July 25. The agency issued a special warning urging ...

YAMAGATA--The capital of Yamagata Prefecture has slurped its way to defending its honorable title of having the “No.1 ramen consumers in Japan.” According to a household economy survey ...