The Japanese education system has often been criticized for heavily valuing scores and rote memorization. Nonetheless, Japanese students have continuously scored above the worldwide average in the ...

You don't have to travel far to experience fall foliage when you plant the best fall color trees in your backyard! Here are ...

Lawn grubs are the larval stage of adult insects like Japanese beetles, June beetles, or European chafers. These lawn pests ...

Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency Mitsubishi Heavy Industries built and operates the H-2A, which debuted in 2001. The 174-foot-tall (53 meters) rocket now has 49 missions under its belt ...

Record rainfall has brought deadly flooding and landslides to a coastal region of Japan still recovering from ... in the quake was surrounded by several feet of murky floodwater on the weekend ...

For centuries, Japanese artists and poets have been inspired by Mount Fuji's almost perfectly round form. The Fuji Five Lakes region at the foot of this UNESCO World Heritage Site makes a great ...

One person is dead and seven others are missing in Noto Peninsula, Japanese news media reported. The region is still recovering from a catastrophic earthquake. By Yan Zhuang Record rainfall in ...

The downpour drenched the Noto Peninsula on Saturday, triggering landslides and washing away people and homes, Japan’s national broadcaster said. By Yan Zhuang and Miharu Nishiyama Six people ...

Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions of people worldwide every day. Reuters provides business, financial ...

A deadly knife attack on a Japanese schoolboy in China has stoked frictions between the two countries and raised safety concerns at a time when China is trying to attract foreigners for work and ...

Kyoto, Japan in the spring. Experts say the best time to visit Japan is during the cherry blossom season from late March to mid-May. In Japan, fall foliage stretches late into the year ...

Japan is a popular spot for tourists, and a new initiative would make it easier and more affordable to visit than ever before. Japan Airlines is offering free domestic flights to tourists from the ...