Cities across the nation are experiencing the season’s harshest cold snap and heavy snow, with temperatures dropping to minus ...

Netflix has revealed fresh details of its upcoming slate from Japan, including a three features and an epic samurai period ...

Atami, a quiet coastal town about 90 minutes south of Tokyo (or 44 minutes via Shinkansen bullet train), is well known for its many onsen hot springs, and given its proximity to Tokyo it is a popular ...

Rafael Viñoly Architects’ Tokyo International Forum has been honored with the prestigious AIA Twenty-five Year Award. Celebrating its “distinctive transparent character and capacity to engage ...

Hiraoyama Park (Sakudaira Highway Oasis Parada) is about 80 minutes when taking the Hokuriku Shinkansen from Tokyo Station, followed by a 10-minute taxi ride from Sakudaira Station. A private car is ...

While local trains were fairly inexpensive, tickets for the Shinkansen bullet train were costly. My ride from Tokyo to Toyama was the most expensive at about $100, Hiroshima to Osaka was about $70 ...

The map below shows the location of Aomori and Fukushima. The blue line represents the straight line joining these two place. The distance shown is the straight line or the air travel distance between ...

Aomori Apple (青森りんご) refers to apples that are grown in the Aomori Prefecture of Japan. Aomori is a region known for its high-quality apples, and the climate and soil conditions in the area contribute ...

Ready to live out your Fast and Furious fantasies? Tokyo Xtreme Racer, which puts you behind the wheel of up to fifty turbo-charged street racing cars, is out now in Steam Early Access.

Shinkansen trains are now expected to be operational by 2030, with full corridor operation by 2033. The contract period for ETCS-2 is seven years from the date of award of work. Sources said the ...