This map shows the locations of Japan's 17 major nuclear power plants in relation to this most recent earthquake. ... The Nankai Trough region has a history of powerful and deadly earthquakes.

Japan, an island nation rich in history, beauty, and resilience, has experienced some of the most dramatic rises and falls in modern history. From a feudal society to a global industrial powerhouse, ...

This bridling against the Tokyo and Kyoto-centric, top-down imposed vision of "Japan" has a history running back many centuries. When in the early 17th century, the Lord of Sendai in Tohoku, Date ...

By Damian Flanagan There is a curious historical footnote that tends to be forgotten about the Japanese imperial expansion of the late 19th and early ...

Journey to Japan’s lesser-visited mountainous region, home to many distinctive traditional inns, within whose walls you can catch echoes of travellers past. An inside guide to Tohoku—Japan’s ...

The historical issues in East Asia have long been a blindspot for the United States. Time to start paying attention.

TOKYO — When Google Earth added historical maps of Japan to its online collection last year, the search giant didn't expect a backlash. The finely detailed woodblock prints have been ...

Today’s water challenges call for cooperation and the exchange of knowledge and expertise. The Dutch water sector invites you ...

Japan’s sleek Shinkansen bullet trains zoomed onto the railway scene in the 1960s, shrinking travel times and inspiring a global revolution in high-speed rail travel that continues to this day.

Japan celebrated on Monday the record-breaking Emmy Awards triumph of "Shogun", although many confessed not having watched the series about the country's warring dynasties in the feudal era.

Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A visitor walks past Japan's Nikkei stock prices quotation board inside a building in Tokyo, Japan February 19, 2024. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo ...