When Japanese soldiers arrived in the northern prefecture of Akita on Thursday, they prepared to face a new kind of threat – ...

Bear attacks have killed at least 12 people and injured more than 100 since April in Japan. It’s also a human demographic ...

Behind the spa is the Ume Tatami Suite, which is available for overnight stays. It has two Japanese-style rooms, one Western ...

The troops ‘will not actually shoot any bears since they are not trained to fire hunting rifles for the purpose of culling ...

Japan hit another immigration milestone this year, with foreign residents in 27 municipalities now comprising over 10 percent of the local population, according to new government statistics.

East Village: Taishoken, the Tokyo ramen restaurant founded in 1951, which expanded into the Bay Area in 2019, made its New ...

Explore 12 abandoned villages in Japan, discovering the reasons for their abandonment, the fate of the residents, and what ...

Foreign residents accounted for more than 10 percent of the population in 27 municipalities across Japan as of January, with ratios in most surpassing levels that a national research institute had ...

With the number of people killed by bears reaching a record nationwide, the defense ministry is preparing to send the ...

There are two key elements to the experiences Japan’s Hoshino Resorts group offers. As a premier hotel chain, they provide guests with elegantly luxurious amenities, but each location also seeks to ...

An apparent bear attack near a village office in northeastern Japan has left one man dead and three others seriously injured, ...

Ohio's laid-back nature is absolutely one of its best attributes, but even its small towns are full of life, as this quiet ...