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Ever gotten a scarlet, hot face after drinking alcohol or know someone who has? Many people felt it as they celebrate the holidays with loved ones, sipping mulled wine, cocktails or champagne. That's ...

In his work, he often returned to Manzanar, the camp in which he and his family, along with thousands of other people of ...

As overtourism strains Japan’s major cities, Gifu Prefecture offers travelers a slower, more intimate way to experience the ...

Japan’s beloved former Emperor Akihito is marking his 92nd birthday as his heart condition stabilizes, palace officials say, following health concerns earlier this year.

In the country’s Yoshino forests, cedar and cypress have been tended for generations, offering an unmatched setting to ...

Across Japan, organizations are redesigning how work gets done in response to structural labor shortages. Many of these ...

In winter, Japan’s northernmost main island Hokkaido is a place of snow-covered forests and white-crested volcanoes mirrored ...

A license to propagate patented hybrids of honeyberry and sour cherry opens a new chapter for Common Ground Alaska farm in ...

Officials said probability of a magnitude 8 or larger quake was only about 1% but they have urged people to be prepared Japan has issued a megaquake advisory after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck ...

Japan authorities hope the alert will encourage residents to prepare for the worst, recalling the 2011 catastrophe that killed nearly 20,000 people. Japan on Tuesday issued a rare “megaquake advisory” ...