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The body of a truck driver whose vehicle fell into a sinkhole in Japan is recovered after 3 months
The body of a truck driver has been recovered, three months after his vehicle fell into a sinkhole that suddenly appeared ...
This city should be your next adventure: Tokyo, Japan
Join National Geographic photographer Jonathan Irish on a journey through Tokyo, Japan, capturing the city's vibrant food ...
The Ultimate 10-Day Japan Itinerary, With Options for Saving and Splurging
Two seasoned trip planners on how to best tour the Golden Route through five cities, including Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka.
Snake on a train line: Reptile causes major delays in Japan
The 39-inch serpent tangled itself on an overhead power line, electrocuting itself and causing delays of over an hour and a ...
Japan aims for steady progress as automakers' losses balloon, top negotiator says
Japan's top trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said on Wednesday that he aims for steady but quick progress in tariff ...
Japan's population is shrinking. Here's what it means – and what some are doing about it.
Japan's falling population is owed, in part, to a spike in the success of women in the workforce. A greater percentage of ...
Japan dismisses viral manga, feng shui earthquake rumours as tourist bookings plunge
The Chinese embassy in Tokyo inadvertently added to the fears by warning citizens to take precautions against natural ...
More than 1,000 people lined up in Fishtown for Japan’s most famous cheesesteak
More than 1,000 people crowded Fishtown’s Liberty Kitchen on Wednesday night to try a cheesesteak never before served in Philadelphia: the Tokyo cheesesteak. Kosuke and Tomomi Chujo, the ...