Works by Hisako Hibi, Miné Okubo and Miki Hayakawa are featured in “Pictures of Belonging” at the Smithsonian American Art ...

Leaving seems impossible. But so does staying. Nishioka, 60, a third-generation Japanese Peruvian, came to Japan in 1991. She obtained permanent resident status and worked at a supermarket and ...

Global warming increased rainfall by more than 20 percent during the devastating heavy rains that struck Yamagata and Akita prefectures in July, according to the science ministry and the Japan ...

THE EXPECTATION: The Bank of Japan is widely expected to maintain its policy rate unchanged at 0.5% at a two-day meeting ending Thursday as it waits to see if Japan will be exempt from President ...

What he found was the first of over 600 hidden entrances to Derinkuyu, the largest excavated underground city in the world.

This treat has a long history, dating back to Japan's Edo period. The name 'morokoshi' is said to have originated from the Akita feudal lord who, after tasting the sweet, praised it for having a ...

AKITA — Weeping cherry trees along a street lined with samurai ... Tariffs to Cover Hundreds of Billions of Dollars Worth of Vehicle, Parts Imports Bank of Japan Gov. Ueda Says ‘Uncertainty Is Quite ...

AFP becomes one of the main source for international news. We've got various news from around the world. I can say that AFP news content is diverse and credible, and they can fit with the ...

There is also a spot where you can play with an Akita dog. Senshu Park is what remains of Kubota Castle, the fortress built by Satake Yoshinobu who moved here in 1602 from Hitachi. From then on it ...