Scattered across the Seto Inland Sea, the islands of the Geiyo archipelago allow travelers to experience a quieter side of Japan. Best known for the Shimanami Kaido cycling route, the area is rich ...

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

The costs of maintaining public housing for disaster victims and sea walls in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima total over US$923.7 million Japan on Wednesday marked 15 years since a devastating earthquake ...

As a cruise skeptic, I never quite saw the appeal of spending days at sea on a floating resort surrounded by thousands of strangers. But as a Disney fan, I was curious about the Disney Adventure, ...

Why is the Strait of Hormuz so important? How Iranian attacks on ships could spark chaos in oil and gas - Millions of barrels of oil and gas are being held up as war breaks out over the major shipping ...

Beautiful, terrifying, and occasionally infuriating in equal measure.

Iran's IRGC launched "Operation Great Prophet 19," striking the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower with 800+ drones and missiles, halting Strait of Hormuz oil traffic for four days amid Khamenei's funeral ...

Some people retire and leave. Others retire and become the place itself – written into its walls, its culture, its memory, ...

The growing partnership between Japan and the Philippines is not an actual alliance – but it could affect the balance of power in the South China Sea.

Japan will deploy upgraded Type-12 surface-to-ship missile to Camp Kengun in an effort to strengthen defenses against threats from China and North Korea.

Few people on this planet can hit the ball as hard or as far as Munetaka Murakami. The Samurai Japan slugger, who inked a two ...

Scientists found worms living inside a glass sponge castle - and that's just one of 38 new species.