Spring has come to Sado Island! The 8th installment of photojournalist Fumie Oyama's series features the crested ibis against a backdrop of flowers.
Repurposed "Blue Train" sleeping cars offer tranquil accommodation near a ropeway station connecting to Unpenji Temple along the famous Shikoku Pilgrimage.
With a recent five-game win streak, the Nipponham Fighters have moved up in the Pacific League standings. They have won 11 of their first 20 games...
British landscape photographer Michael Kenna pays tribute to his long-standing relationship with Japan through an exhibition of 100 black and white photographs.
Former NHL player Jarrod Skalde will guide the Japan men's squad at the upcoming world championships while aiming to qualify for the Olympics.
During a 21-game win streak, which began on January 21, the Utsunomiya Brex solidified their team chemistry to make a run at the B.League title this...
At the 2024 US Junior Championships, runner-up Taira Shinohara showed his skating skills, including the thrill of landing two triple axels in the free skate.
With slugger Sho Nakata making an impression at the plate, the Chunichi Dragons are in unfamiliar territory, in first place for the first time since May...
Governor Heita Kawakatsu resigns following uproar over his latest malfeasance. As he exits, we examine the motives behind his opposition to the maglev train.
The population of endangered crested ibis has taken a downward trend. Photojournalist Fumie Oyama discusses possible explanations in his latest installment.
In his first six games in the B.League, South Korean swingman Hyunjung Lee scored in double figures five times, including 23- and 24-point performances.
The irony is, calling Japanese laws' non-recognition of same-sex marriage unconstitutional, the Sapporo court is ignoring the actual text of the Constitution.