In the early hours of Sunday, October 13, Typhoon Hagibis moved from the Tokyo metropolitan area up north-east region, heavily affecting the areas of Nagano,...
Typhoon Hagibis – the 19th of the season and potentially the strongest in 51 years – passed Tokyo and East Japan hit Hokkaido Sunday morning, October...
Tokyo and its surrounding areas — Kanagawa, Chiba, Ibaraki, Gunma, Nagano, Yamanashi, Shizuoka — were bettered by heavy downpour and winds Saturday, October 12, as...
Typhoon Hagibis — potentially the strongest to hit Japan in 51 years — hit land in the Tokyo bay area around 9 PM on Saturday evening, and...
Story Updated at 1 AM, 12 October 2019 Super Typhoon Hagibis — the Philippine name for the 19th significant weather disturbance this season — is...
Surprisingly, only 8% of the electric power lines throughout the 23 wards of the Tokyo Metropolis are installed underground. The recent experience of Tokyo's close...
When one says “kimono,” people’s thoughts soon jump to Kyoto. This is because many believe Kyoto to be the center not only of the maiko and...
With five of its cities dominating the list of top destinations in the Asia-Pacific, Japan has emerged as the most visited market in the region...
I am going to be completely honest: I was always a little intrigued with the idea of cosplay. Perhaps it was because I was never...
There are 655 exhibitors at this year’s Tokyo Game Show at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, but on the opening of the four-day event on...
The sun shone gloriously on Chiba Prefecture on Thursday, September 12, as businesses and media trekked to the first day of the Tokyo Game...
The last of the passengers stranded at Narita International Airport had flown out as of Tuesday afternoon, September 10, but accounts of shock and frustration...