Part one explores Japan’s surprising geographic complexity, from its thousands of islands to the natural forces that shaped ...

The agreements reached May 4 in Canberra by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Australian Prime Minister Anthony ...

"China’s excessive alarm over Japan’s rearmament only underscores the archipelago’s importance for regional security." ...

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have developed a method to differentiate the topography of medieval mountain castles from that of natural ridges using airborne light detection and ranging (LiDAR) ...

Against the backdrop of rising tensions in the South China Sea, the trip is taking on greater significance as an important ...

The United States and its allies should not wait for a crisis to discover that their command structures are too slow, their ...

This is a fictional alternate-geography scenario, not a prediction. If Japan suddenly appeared in Europe and the United ...

From Japanese onsens to steaming terraces in Tuscany, these hot springs are portals to ultimate relaxation-and might also ...

The global manufacturing landscape is undergoing a radical transformation, shifting from national production to complex ...

Competitive gaming has evolved far beyond flashy shooters and fantasy worlds. Some of the most surprisingly intense e-sports ...

The property consists of 17 archaeological sites in the southern part of Hokkaido Island and northern Tohoku in geographical settings ranging from mountains and hills to plains and lowlands, from ...

A defining economics debate of the 2000s, global saving imbalances are smaller than at their peak. But they are not gone, and ...