Three winters from now, Japan's snowy Myoko highlands will be home to a $1.4 billion mega-resort built by a Singaporean fund, ...

In Kawazu town, Japan, the cherry blossom season is approaching with the early-blooming trees starting to flower. Known for their early bloom, these cherry blossoms are expected to reach peak bloom in ...

The prolific writer Jack Thorne might’ve had similar concerns while plotting Toxic Town, a new Netflix mini-series about a horrific case of bureaucracy and red tape. He could’ve told the story from ...

In a Japanese town with a dying population, we find hundreds of scarecrows, zero children, and a voice that I hope I never forget... On the island of Shikoku in South-Western Japan, there is a ...

As part of the case, police also arrested Joji Yamaguchi, a 62-year-old company worker ... Furusho, 77, was first elected mayor of the town in 2009. He is currently in his fourth term.

Ticked every box off your Tokyo itinerary and still have a day or two left to explore Japan? Consider dropping by the coastal cosmopolis of Yokohama, where even more adventures await. Yokohama is a ...

NEW BRIGHTON, Minn. (WCCO) – A 20-year-old Minnesota man died while embarking on a family trip as part of his final wish. His family spoke about his lasting legacy. Twenty-year-old Giacomo ...

Bell is on a mission to do what he can as mayor to keep his home town’s “city living, country style” allure, knitting together old and new Sunbury in the face of a population boom.

Two of McCarthy’s children attend Ebeling Elementary in Macomb. McCarthy says on Tuesday, her 9-year-old son was upset about something. “He said, ‘Mom, the teacher made me get a paper towel ...

TOKYO (AP) - Meet the world's oldest female barber: She is 108 but the slender, white-haired Japanese woman has no plans to retire anytime soon. Shitsui Hakoishi says the formal recognition by the ...

Cape Town’s food scene just got a taste of Japan, and food lovers are already lining up. A new Japanese-inspired restaurant has set up shop in the Mother City, bringing with it the delicate flavours, ...