Several Japanese cities are increasing the “bathing tax” for overnight visitors to onsen (hot spring) resorts, in an attempt to deal with rising tourism. This tax has been raised in regions including ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Grace Cheng, a 22-year-old travel blogger based in the US, has visited Japan 11 times. Cheng has a soft spot for cultural ...

TOKYO (AP) — Cherry blossom spotters from the Japanese government announced Monday the first blooming of the country’s ...

Most people planning a move to Japan default to Tokyo without thinking twice. It's the obvious choice - the global brand, the ...

Visitors often arrive in Japan with big expectations and just a bit of uncertainty. The country’s cities are dynamic and dense, with fast-moving transport systems and cultural details that can be ...

A researcher examined the nonlinear multidimensional factors that correlate with population changes according to city size. The results indicate that population changes correlated with the financial ...