Fukuoka sits at Japan's crossroads, a modern city with old-world charm—with trade routes to mainland Asia going back over a millennia. The result is a destination that feels distinctly different from ...

The cooking remains innovative and satisfying, incorporating audacious, humorous ideas into Japan’s highly formalized ... Sake aficionados flock to Marie Chiba’s Eureka sake bar.

Sunny with a high of 57 °F (13.9 °C). Winds variable at 8 mph (12.9 kph). Night - Cloudy. Winds variable at 5 to 7 mph (8 to 11.3 kph). The overnight low will be 40 °F (4.4 °C). Partly cloudy ...

Mae Savage won both the girls 800 (2:30.49) and the 1,600 (5:53.01) to lead the Rangerettes (184 points ... each won two golds for the Garden City boys track team at the Irion County Hornet ...

In this unrelated file photo, children learn English from an assistant language teacher at a day care facility in the Saga Prefecture city of Genaki, in western Japan, on Feb. 13, 2015.

KCON announced eight of the artists that will be performing at the Makuhari Messe for its upcoming Japan event, set to take place from May 9 to 11, 2025 in Chiba, Japan. On March 4, HIGHLIGHT ...

In Demon City, Shuhei Sakata (Tom Ikuta) is a formidable hitman in Shinjo City, Japan. He has spent years killing hordes of enemies all by himself and wishes to leave the business to live ...

Japan is facing a rare and devastating wildfire that has taken the country by surprise, with the blaze continuing to ravage the north-eastern coastal city of Ofunato. As record-breaking snowfall ...

Japan is fighting a forest fire that has damaged dozens of homes and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate in a northeastern coastal city. The fire has burned about 2,100 hectares (5,190 acres ...

Wildfires in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, went into their sixth day of destruction on Tuesday and have scorched about 8 percent of Ofunato City. Officials say another 500 hectares have ...

A forest fire, which started last Wednesday, continues to spread behind houses in Ofunato, Iwate prefecture, northern Japan, Monday, March 3, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP) People watch a forest fire in ...

Chiba’s efforts impressed the Japan subsidiary of Mercedez-Benz to the extent that it moved its head office to the city from Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward last year. The German automaker is undergoing ...