A falling machine gun fatally struck a safety officer during rope descent training at Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) Camp ...

TOKYO, March 14 (Xinhua) -- A member of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Forces (GSDF) has been killed during a training exercise in the city of Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, the GSDF said Friday.

Drought in the mountainous areas of central and northeastern Japan is contributing to the spread of forest fires on a scale ...

My husband and I paid $115 each for Gran Class tickets on Japan's Shinkansen bullet train. The seats and extra perks made a ...

The fire, in a forested area of the coastal city of Ofunato, killed at least one person and prompted evacuation orders for ...

Nagano Tonic is designed to target stubborn body fat by addressing the root causes that contribute to making you gain weight.

Heavy snowfall expected in the Kanto Koshin region and Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan from March 3 to 5 is already ...

Night - Cloudy. Winds SSW. The overnight low will be 32 °F (0 °C). Cloudy with a high of 53 °F (11.7 °C). Winds variable at 2 to 6 mph (3.2 to 9.7 kph). Cloudy today with a high of 61 °F (16. ...

MATSUMOTO, Japan >> As the number of domestic skiers and snowboarders declines significantly, many ski resorts in Japan are ...

The Japanese tea room teaches traditional Chanoyu tea rituals, passed down by Samurai, in the heart of the city.