The meteorological agency says a powerful winter pressure pattern is expected to affect the country starting on Wednesday, as a developing low-pressure system over the Sea of Japan will move east. In ...

KOBE: On Jan 20, 1995, three days after the Great Hanshin Earthquake, a baby girl weighing 2.97 kilogrammes was born at ...

The Tohoku region of Japan is synonymous with the great 17 th-century writer Matsuo Basho — whose journey into the north of his country was recorded in his masterpiece, The Narrow Road to the Deep ...

Japan is full of many wonders. If you’re in Tokyo and are eager to see more of the fantastic sides of this captivating country, there’s a great solution: the bullet train. It’s one of the more ...

Additionally, in the Tohoku region, there are ski resorts where you can glide through forests covered with broad-leaved trees, allowing for tree runs. Set against a mystical forest veiled in silver, ...

The Japan National Tourism Organisation has announced the launch of a new website and video series dedicated to the Tohoku region, the hidden gem of northern Japan. The organisation worked with Nathan ...

Sleep on the shores of one of Japan’s most scenic bays in the upscale Matsushima Sakan Shoan ryokan. Discover the spectacular seascapes and storied history of the Tōhoku coast by hiking along the ...

Despite being left speechless by the destruction that the March 11 earthquake caused, Akio Toyoda was amazed during his visit by the commitment to moving on shown by the people of Tohoku, the region ...

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TOKYO, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Japan's weather agency said heavy snow is expected to fall mainly along the country's Sea of Japan coast on Wednesday and will continue to blanket the area until around ...