Japan is thronged with tourists but not every place feels it is getting its fair share. The “overtourism” that irks residents ...

Digital tools launched in a Japanese smart city that can send disaster alerts to safeguard residents are part of an optional ...

Despite Prime Minister Takaichi’s immigration stance, some doubt she’ll go far enough to satisfy their demands.

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Kenta Suzuki in an Instagram post last month. It’s a national problem, fueled by the climate crisis and habitat ...

A gunshot rang out on a recent morning in a meadow in northern Japan. The brown bear slumped in the cage, watched by a ...

Japan has deployed military personnel to the northern prefecture of Akita following a significant increase in bear attacks ...

Japan’s Defense Ministry is sending troops to the northern prefecture of Akita to help contain a surge of bear attacks that ...

A delegation from Fujinomiya, Japan, visited Santa Monica High School last week as part of the decades-long sister city ...

U.S. military police arrested 15 service members during a patrol of Okinawa city’s nightlife district — the highest number ...