The map locates Lake Suwa, and the city of Suwa, on its southeastern shore, in Nagano Prefecture, west of Tokyo, Japan. “Carrying on a tradition for 580 years binds our community together ...

For a country as safe and orderly as Japan, the terrorist attack was an unimaginable shock. It came just two months after the Great Hanshin earthquake, a 6.9-magnitude disaster that killed more ...

Town; Tree Believed to be Over 1,000 Years Old 4,000 Cherry Blossom Trees at Their Peak against Snow-Capped Mountains in Japan’s Matsumoto City Cherry Blossom, Tulips, Snow-Capped Mountains Seen ...

Japan has awarded a wrongly convicted man who was on death row for close to half a century compensation of 217 million yen ($1.44m). The legal team for Iwao Hakamada, released last year after his ...

MANILA—The Philippine government reaffirmed its commitment to a stronger and more enduring bilateral economic cooperation with Japan as it continues to advance infrastructure development in the ...