Escape Tokyo crowds by heading to an underrated mountain town rich in culture and history. Explore the quaint streets while ...

We are visiting the facility in Shikaoi, a town in central Hokkaido, to film an upcoming episode of the BBC's TechXplore focusing on Japan. "Shikaoi accounts for 30% of Hokkaido’s cow waste and ...

A Japanese town that ordered government employees to arrive five minutes early each day for a meeting has been ordered to pay more than 10 million yen (US$67,000) in back-paid overtime.

In a Japanese town with a dying population, we find hundreds of scarecrows, zero children, and a voice that I hope I never forget... On the island of Shikoku in South-Western Japan, there is a ...

(Mainichi/Kazuki Ikeda) NAKAGAWA, Tochigi -- A 108-year-old woman in this eastern Japan town has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest barber. Shitsui Hakoishi received a ...

Shuji Koyama, a team leader at the construction management division of Nagaizumi Town, said the Japanese recreational space was designed back in the 1980s to efficiently use a sliver of empty ...

Looking for a stroll in the park but don't have all day? A town just south of Tokyo might have the perfect spot. There's an entrance marked by a decorative stone, a patch of grass and a small ...

(Mainichi/ Hiroshi Fujiwara) KOYA, Wakayama -- Twelve sixth grade students appointed as "child tourism ambassadors" by this west Japan town recently showcased the results of their year-long study ...

The town estimates that the tax will bring in 700 to 900 million yen annually, or about 4.6 to 6 million dollars. It plans to earmark most of the expected revenue to projects to attract more tourists.