Enjoy four seasons of natural beauty, festivities and outdoor activities off the beaten track in Japan's north. North of Tokyo, the Tohoku region unfolds across seven prefectures that offer a ...

The European flat oyster, introduced to Japan over 70 years ago, was thought to have vanished. However, it was recently rediscovered in waters off Tohoku, a region in northeast Japan which was ...

13, the season’s seventh typhoon was moving east-northeast ... flooding in the Tohoku region. Additionally, a tropical depression near Minami-Torishima island, southeast of Japan, developed ...

As of 8:30 a.m. of March 17, sections of five roads, including the Tohoku and Joban expressways and the Sanriku Coastal Road, were closed to traffic. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the ...

From a distance it appears wise and rugged, and if one were to venture closer, they'd discover the enchanting mysteries of Japan's introspective soul. Tohoku whispers promises of ancient forests ...

Yamagata households spent an average of 22,389 yen (about $148) on eating ramen out in 2024, ranking first among Japan's 47 prefectural capit･･･ ...

Uchiyama Seichi began re-evaluating his life in 2011. In March of that year, the Tohoku Earthquake struck off the northeast coast of Japan and triggered a tsunami that killed more than 20,000 people.

JR East realized they needed to not just rebuild the damaged railroads, but take a further step and take leadership in restoring the region and bringing people back to Tohoku. As a part of this effort ...

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, 47 inches of snowfall occurred during a 12-hour period on Monday in Obihiro, ...

The Meteorological Agency on Monday warned of heavy snow, storms and very rough seas mainly on the Sea of Japan side of the ... to reach 70 centimeters in the Tohoku, Hokuriku and Tokai regions ...