With overtourism putting pressure on major cities like Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka, Japan is increasingly crowded—making ...

Demonstrators gather in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan on August 22, 2024 to protest against the relocation of US Marine ...

A Japanese court has ordered the government to pay compensation to residents living near the United States (US) Kadena Air Base in Okinawa over aircraft noise.

Nago Mayor Taketoyo Toguchi, supported by advocates of a controversial U.S. base relocation project, won his third term in ...

Incumbent candidate Taketoyo Toguchi, supported by advocates of a controversial U.S. base relocation project, is certain to win Sunday's mayoral election in Nago in the southernmost Japan prefecture ...

Okinawan men fell from first to 43rd while women slipped to 16th in the last life expectancy survey, a slide that is expected ...

The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life; Author: Hector Garcia & Francesc Miralles; Publisher: Hutchinson/Penguin Random House; Pages: 208; Price: Rs 499 A British businessman once recounted that ...

Japan's new opposition party, the Centrist Reform Alliance, unveiled Monday its policy principles ahead of a likely February snap election, with pledges to ease cost-of-living pressures and offer an ...

Latest news and in-depth analyses on Japanese politics, business, crime,technology, society and culture from Okinawa to Fukushima to Tokyo,translated into English from the oldest daily newspaper in ...

For years people have claimed 'blue zones' hold the secret to long life, believing many residents live longer and healthier ...

Blue Zones have long been regarded as a prime example for those seeking to live longer, healthier lives. Despite some ...

Blue Zones have long been regarded as a prime example for those seeking to live longer, healthier lives. Despite some ...