Japan comes alive with matsuri, festivals that celebrate local culture and traditions throughout the country. From the icy ...

Japan's beloved Mount Fuji isn't just a popular tourist spot, it's an active volcano that could paralyze wide areas with ash-fall if it erupts, including Tokyo. NHK World reports on how the ...

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An activist investor is demanding that Japan’s Fuji Media Holdings Inc. investigate a scandal embroiling one of the country’s most prominent celebrities, saying lack of transparency over the ...

The ire initially targeting TV personality Masahiro Nakai over an alleged incident of sexual misconduct is now shifting to Fuji TV over its lack of corporate governance in dealing with the ...

Thankfully the symbols they use are (mostly) universal, so once you've learned what each represents (as we explain below) you shouldn't have any problems no matter what you find in your laundry basket ...

The city, which is a modest bullet train ride away from Tokyo -- with a view of Mount Fuji on the way -- is famed for its kimono-clad geisha performers and Buddhist temples. Residents have ...

Kiefer Ravena and Diana Mackey are having quite an adventure in Japan! On Instagram, the former beauty queen shared some snaps of her and the basketball star at the famous Mt. Fuji. In the photos, the ...

The ultimate status symbol in the Annapolis sailing community ... The cap — emblazoned with the logo of Mount Gay rum — is available only to a small number of racers in the nation’s top ...

The Iwaki district is west of Hirosaki City in Aomori Prefecture, and located at the foot of beautiful Mt. Iwaki is “The World's Longest Cherry Blossom-Lined Road.” There, about 6,500 cherry trees ...