A malfunctioning video game console put a 10-year-old boy on a quest to develop a type of sand that can repel one of the most ...

Documents submitted by authorities in Tokyo to the prefectural government here call for using about 3.49 million cubic meters of ocean sand over a four-year period to reinforce the soft seabed ...

Visibility in Tokyo and Osaka was below 10 kilometers as ... the agency said. In such cases, sand might be noticeable on the surfaces of clothes and cars. The agency also warned about potential ...

With a rich cultural heritage, accessible beaches, sand dunes, natural hot springs ... than simply being somewhere to avoid ...