Please always refer to the latest government advice before booking travel and departing on any trip. Enjoy four seasons of natural beauty, festivities and outdoor activities off the beaten track ...

Generations of Tohoku residents broke out in cheers and tears as the six prefectures of the northeastern region became “one” on Aug. 22. Sendai Ikuei Gakuen High School united the area by ...

Head to the unsung Japanese region of Tohoku to discover its traditional inns, and immerse yourself in the thermal waters ...

Unseasonably hot weather has covered wide areas in Japan, with temperatures rising 30 degrees Celsius or higher in ...

In the waning years of the Jomon Pottery Culture Period (c. 14500 B.C.-1000 B.C.), Japan had a population of 75,800, of whom a whopping 52 percent were estimated to live in the Tohoku region ...

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TOKYO -- Families of people killed in the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami visited beaches and memorial cenotaphs in Japan's northeastern Tohoku region on Tuesday to pray for the souls of the ...

Fourteen years after the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, communities in the Tohoku region grappling with declining populations are focusing on young people and women to aid recovery.

Tohoku is a poet, the stanzas of its haikus etched into the roots of its tranquil forests. From a distance it appears wise and rugged, and if one were to venture closer, they'd discover the ...

James visits the northern region of Tohoku, where he engages in a robot duel, bathes in a natural hot pool, and goes to a music concert; James meets a pioneer who has returned to the deserted town of ...

TOKYO -- East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) on March 4 announced it will begin developing the latest E10 Series of the Tohoku ...