Hashima Island in the Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, was once a thriving arm of the country's industrial revolution - but ...

Rain with a high of 53 °F (11.7 °C) and a 57% chance of precipitation. Winds S at 6 to 9 mph (9.7 to 14.5 kph). Night - Mostly cloudy with a 80% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 6 to ...

Night - Scattered showers with a 84% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 6 to 11 mph (9.7 to 17.7 kph). The overnight low will be 41 °F (5 °C). Cloudy with a high of 48 °F (8.9 °C) and a 82% ...

Japan has its own untouchables known as the burakumin. And antagonism to and discrimination against them persists, not least of which because the gangster yakuza mobs are largely recruited from ...

Italian cuisine incorporating Japanese ingredients is always a delight ... reflects the ever-changing Tokyo dining scene. New to the map in March 2025: Tachigui Sushi Uogashi Yamaharu, a casual ...

After earning absolute power over Japan’s feuding factions, Tokugawa Ieyasu became the island nation’s first shogun, and in the early 17th century he consolidated his political control in Edo ...

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 ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Japan is fighting an extensive forest fire in northern Japan which has damaged dozens of homes and forced ...

The Ofunato wildfire, in Iwate prefecture, has more than doubled in size in the past three days to become Japan’s largest for 33 years, and as of Sunday covered about 1,800 hectares (4,500 acres).