The technical term for the event is “coupling,” but it’s known colloquially as the “Shinkansen kiss.” For Japanese rail fans, it’s a big deal. For foreigners, it is a unique insight into the ...

As Japan’s population shrinks, maintaining rail service in remote small towns is becoming a challenge. Is this the answer?

OSAKA -- The Japanese city of Kashihara, known for its historic cityscape and its distinction as the country's first full-fledged capital, has given itself a facelift using the cast of the popular ...

As for the highest country in the world, there's only one that lives entirely above 1,000 meters (3,281 feet) in elevation: ...

Archaeologists rediscover Ichijodani, a formidable stronghold that flourished amid medieval Japan’s brutal power struggles ...

Drilling has officially begun on the future M6 subway line connecting Bucharest to Henri Coandă International Airport (also known as Otopeni Airport), transport minister Sorin Grindeanu announced ...

A Tokyo hospital on Monday became the Japanese capital's first medical institution to offer a system allowing the safe, anonymous drop-off of infants by parents unable to raise them.

Nothing quite says the arrival of spring in Salt Lake City like the blossoming of the famed cherry blossoms on the Utah State ...

“The new capital city’s strategic environmental study ... the billionaire founder and chief executive of Japanese holding company SoftBank, and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair ...

With 25 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Japan is ideal for those who like to explore the historical and environmental aspects of ...

At least 79 people are dead, including former World Series champion pitcher Octavio Dotel and MLB player Tony Blanco, after ...