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 ...

Fremont’s Osaka Marketplace is expanding with two new Bay Area stores in the next 12 months with locations in Foster City and ...

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

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

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

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

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

As we mark 80 years since the end of World War II, Hawaii News Now is taking a closer look at Hawaii’s unique bond with Japan through its sister city relationships.

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

The Mainichi Newspapers Co. on Nov. 6 filed a lawsuit against the Gamagori Municipal Government in Aichi Prefecture, seeking ...