According to the Tohoku region’s Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, kokeshi (koh-keh-shee) originated in the late Edo period, which ended in 1868, in the area’s hot-spring villages, where ...

Chloe Jeffries, from Australia, reportedly died while on vacation in Japan following the accident on Saturday, Feb. 28 ...

Nine years have passed since the evacuation order was largely lifted, yet the village has struggled to regain its vitality. Of the 6,500 people who once lived here, only about 1,500 have returned. In ...

Ouchijuku and Shirakawa Go are two of Japan’s most charming traditional villages, each offering unique scenery and history.

Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly remake mixes the old-style Japanese horror aesthetics with new-gen graphics. From the very first minute, the game feels old, but it appears new. And that isn’t bad ...

Everything is outsized when you’re away from home in an unfamiliar environment, seeing new things, meeting new people, ...

With only 1,500 residents, remote Lech has more than 50 restaurants serving local ingredients.

On March 7, Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito took part in a ski orienteering event for children in the ...

A community leader in Windsor, Ont., is calling for calm as police investigate the killing of 45-year-old Nancy Grewal earlier this week.

Koei Tecmo has developed a remake of a survival horror classic. Take a peek at what we thought of it in our Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake review.

A 25-year-old man has been charged with the murder of his daughter.The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions says the ...

The architecture represents various periods from the late 1800s through the early 1900s, with brick facades, ornate details, ...