Japan’s first bunk-bed bus allows tourists to skip the hotel - Operator expects demand to come from tourists bound for Tokyo ...

For long-distance travel in Japan, most people’s first transportation choice is the shinkansen, followed by a plane if their ...

Some 30 years ago, a U.S. military plane crashed into a Kochi Prefecture dam near a child care center under the ...

Kochi Ekimae Kanko recently unveiled its new bus equipped with special seats that unfold into flat bunk beds. The bus seats 24 passengers and will begin weekly service on a trial basis between Tokyo ...

Kochi residents have a reputation for enjoying a drink or two.

TOKYO — A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 has hit southwestern Japan, the country ... as well as nearby Kochi Prefecture, in Shikoku island, shortly after the quake ...

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's southwest coast Monday. Tsunami warnings for nearby areas have been lifted.

There's an annual festival held in the Japanese prefecture of Kochi that culminates with a competition to see who can drink sake the fastest. Men get given 1.8 litres of sake in a big cup and ...

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 hit southwestern Japan on Monday ... as well as nearby Kochi prefecture in Shikoku island, shortly after the quake struck at 9:19 p.m ...