25-mile Golden Week traffic backup expected
Roads are packed during Golden Week, Japan's longest holiday break.
read moreJapan asks EU for help in solving North Korean kidnappings
A Japanese minister and the families of Japanese nationals kidnapped by North Korea appeal to members of European Parlia...
read more¥5M per night castle targets wealthy
For ¥5M or about $45K per night, visitors to Japan will soon have the chance to stay in a castle and live like a lord.
read more30 years since Asahi killing
Japan marks 30 years since an assailant attacked two Asahi newspaper reporters, killing one.
read moreHot air balloons aloft at Akita Sky Festa
Hot air balloon lovers are taking part in the Akita Sky Festa in northern Japan.
read moreSecond warship joins groundbreaking mission
A second warship has joined Japan's first mission to protect a US navy vessel in the Pacific.
read moreHakata Dontaku Festival
Visitors flock to possibly the most-popular event during Golden Week.
read moreJapan's Prime Minister eyes constitutional revision
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he hopes to revise the constitution in 2020.
read moreMt. Sakurajima erupts
Mt. Sakurajima erupted early Tuesday, sending a plume of ash 4000 meters high.
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