Snow is falling mainly in areas along the Sea of Japan coast from northern to western Japan. Snowfall is expected to intensify in those regions on Wednesday. Even flat areas along the Pacific in the ...

Beyond Tokyo lies the charm of the Gifu prefecture. After a dream holiday, writer Lizzy has compiled the ultimate Gifu travel guide.

A man engaged in the farming and breeding of sturgeons in the mountains in Nakatsugawa, Gifu Prefecture, succeeded in ...

Weather officials warn that areas in the Kinki and Tokai regions that typically see little snow may be hit with heavy ...

Japanese weather officials say a strengthening winter pressure pattern is expected to bring heavy snow, mainly to areas along ...

A woman in Fukuoka, Japan, was arrested on Feb 10 for allegedly squashing a bun being sold at a Lawson store and then ...

A popular anime has inspired a young man to move here where the show is set and become active in the community around a local ...

The Nakasendo road still exists in its entirety - as do dozens of the post towns it weaves between - and can form an epic ...

Approximately 3 hours from Tokyo via Nagoya, Gifu is accessible by bullet train and local train. Gifu Prefecture is in the ...

Police in Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture, have arrested a 53-year-old man on suspicion of stealing cash from a donation box at a temple, and said the man has admitted to similar thefts at temples ...

In a district of Toyama, 16cm was recorded while 12cm was observed in Tomakomai on Japan's northernmost island, Hokkaido. The ...

Mino City Council President Ikuo Yamaguchi, left, said he hopes to deepen the exchange of arts and culture between the two ...