The 70km Shimanami Kaido, webbed with fishing harbours, hillside citrus orchards and historic shrines, is often regarded as ...

The diesel-electric Raigei submarine will be based in waters near Japan's mainland where Chinese and Russian vessels operate ...

The fire, in a forested area of the coastal city of Ofunato, killed at least one person and prompted evacuation orders for ...

The ancient Bhutanese ritual of hot stone baths, known to promote rest, is being offered in luxury hotels as well as rustic ...

Applying the textured paint to the entire body of the demonstration aircraft on the Narita-Frankfurt route for a year would ...

Dozens of people soaked and splashed themselves in painfully icy cold water on Saturday in a pool at a Tokyo shrine, adhering to Japanese tradition to purify the soul and pray for good health in ...

Researchers are working to understand the mechanisms underlying swearing’s impact in a number of circumstances, with a major ...

Discover the differences between food poisoning and lactose intolerance, including causes, symptoms, and treatment, according to gastroenterologists.

Governments frequently disagree over the names of places. Here’s how mapping apps have dealt with various feuds.

For decades, Kotoku Wamura was mocked for building an enormous floodgate in his village. But when a massive tsunami struck, ...

Japan will begin releasing a second batch of waste water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant from next week, its operator has said, an exercise that angered China and others when it began in ...

Cambodia’s deminers are among the world’s most experienced. But America’s decision to freeze foreign aid has paralysed ...