Incredible things have been happening in Japan. This is the country that gave us karaoke bars, sushi conveyors, and square watermelon — not to mention those high-tech toilets. Undergirding these ...

Despite the advent of satellite and internet broadcasting, shortwave radios still have an important role to play. The Yamata Transmitting Station is broadcasting NHK’s World Radio Japan program.

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Encompassing JR Osaka Station and the largest integrated commercial complex in western Japan, Osaka Station City hosts a huge variety of shops and restaurants. This is the largest integrated ...

Japan’s government adopted on Tuesday new decarbonization targets aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 70% from 2013 levels over the next 15 years, approving a renewed energy ...

NEMURO, Hokkaido — A ceremony was held on March 15 at Nemuro Station to mark the departure of the first JR Hanasaki Line train on the day when the station became the easternmost station in Japan ...

After seven days of exploring, here’s what she wishes she’d known beforehand — and what she learned along the way. Expect to ...

111 varieties of “Umeshu” (plum wine) from breweries all around Japan gather at Hakata Station! Umeshu, a beverage that can also be made at home, is a familiar presence. However, this event showcases ...

Sakura Station on the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line located in Minami Ward in Nagoya has just one sakura (cherry Blossom) tree.

In the leadup to President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” on Wednesday — when he announced sweeping new tariffs on all the ...

TG Natural Resources, owned by Tokyo Gas Co and Castleton Commodities International, is acquiring a 70% stake in the East Texas gas assets of Chevron U.S.A. Inc, a subsidiary of Chevron Corp, for $525 ...