Unexpected detours, cultural wanderings and happy supermarket sprees are all part of the fun. Here's what our Japan road trip ...

a town on the smallest of Japan’s four main islands known for its paper industry. “If we don’t have the people we can’t make products and we can’t turn a profit. We’ll go under.

Three winters from now, Japan's snowy Myoko highlands will be home to a $1.4 billion mega-resort built by a Singaporean fund, ...

Located in Nagaizumi, Japan, this tiny park is the size of four pieces of paper—and it just set a Guinness World Record as the smallest in the world.

InsideJapan is highlighting five lesser-visited Japanese destinations that provide authentic experiences, in an effort to ...

Shoji Numata, President of Machiokoshi Energy, provides some insights on the trend of developing small-scale geothermal power ...

Japan has more than 400 small, inhabited islands that are uniquely exposed to the risks of natural disasters. In the event of a major earthquake, the islands' inherent isolation and, for some, remote ...

The 70km Shimanami Kaido, webbed with fishing harbours, hillside citrus orchards and historic shrines, is often regarded as ...

It's located in the town of Nagaizumi in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, and offers one passer-by a place to sit. And a tiny patch of vegetation for local insects to luxuriate in. The park ...

According to the ministry, Japan has about 4,500 companies with annual sales of ¥10 billion or more. But many of them are concentrated in metropolitan areas. "The growth of small and midsize ...

The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant’s radiation levels have significantly dropped since the cataclysmic meltdown 14 ...