KAMI-SHIHORO, Hokkaido--It is known as the "phantom ... experts say. The elegant bridge was used by the former Japanese National Railways on its Shihoro Line route, but it is rapidly falling ...

They allegedly took her to a bridge about 10 meters above a river in Asahikawa on April 19 and forced her off, killing her. Japanese original by Haruka Ito and Karen Goto, Hokkaido News Department) ...

Japan is known for its fantastic scenery, from tropical beaches in the south to wild snowy landscapes in the north.

Heavy rain has hit northern Japan, triggering floods and landslides, disrupting transportation systems and sending hundreds ...

The first high-speed train, dubbed 'Hikari', needed slightly more than three hours to bridge the ... dubbed Hokkaido Shinkansen in 2016, various regions in Japan were serviced by the Tohoku ...

The ice and land bridges that once connected the Japanese archipelago to the Asian mainland disappeared ... There are four ...

Rugged, beautiful, untamed and steeped in a unique culture, the island of Hokkaido in north Japan has emerged as an incredible destination for lovers of travel, adventure and the great outdoors.

I love Hokkaido and visit the island at least once a year. My fascination for the northernmost land burgeoned when I noticed that seemingly every old house in Japan I visited had a “kibori kuma ...

Niseko is one of the popular ski resorts in Japan, in Hokkaido. And while those Aussies planning a ... Aussies and another ...