I took Japan's famous bullet train Shinkansen for the first time. My trip from Osaka to Tokyo was quick with comfy seats, but ...

Record-breaking snowfall across Hokkaido and Sea of Japan coastal areas of Honshu on Feb. 8 brought traffic and train ...

Tohoku Shinkansen services also were temporarily suspended between Sendai and Morioka stations. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The company will discontinue selling the lunches at the end of February and wind up its ekiben business by March 20. The area ...

At the new Four Seasons Hotel Osaka, there's an exclusive modern ryokan within the hotel and an enticing culinary program.

Every winter Mount Rokko adds a snow park to its many leisure facilities. A short train ride and cable car from downtown Kobe ...

A crane fell while it was being operated at a construction site and the tip of its arm collided with the seventh floor of an ...

Before Monday, smoking was banned in six zones including the area around Osaka station. This has been expanded to the whole city and violators face a fine of 1,000 yen ($6.40). Local regulations ...

The northern West Bank is replete with Iranian weapons, former Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) official Yossi Amrosi told Radio 103FM on Wednesday. While "on the surface," Operation Iron Wall ...

Usui Yoshito / Futabasha, Shin-Ei, TV Asahi, ADK ⓒ Usui Yoshito / Futabasha ... Visitors can also receive lucky beans handed out near the police guard station. Osaka Castle, a landmark of Kansai, ...

On January 22, Netflix confirmed the production of the drama and revealed its cast during the script reading session, featuring Shin Hae Sun and Lee Jun Hyuk. “The Art of Sarah” tells the ...