A short distance south of Tokyo, Shizuoka Prefecture is earning a reputation as a luxury destination for those in search of ...

Japan's struggling regional economies could receive a much-needed boost via the recent introduction of high-end train tours that offer travelers a chance to sample less-visited locations in luxury.

FUJIYOSHIDA, Yamanashi Prefecture--Park rangers on Japan's sacred Mount ... season this year on Mount Fuji, which straddles the prefectures of Yamanashi and Shizuoka about 136 km (85 miles ...

Rivalries are everywhere, from sports games to sibling quarrels, and Japan is no exception. From fast food giant Burger King ...

The city of Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture added 35 winter days ... the latest date since records began in 1894. 01:44 Japan's Mount Fuji snowless in October for first time in 130 years Japan's ...

central Japan, shows the season's first snowcap on Mt. Fuji, the country's highest mountain straddling Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures. The snowcap was 36 days later than average and the latest ...

The global shift toward new automotive technologies can be difficult for companies producing parts that may become obsolete.

Royalty-free licenses let you pay once to use copyrighted images and video clips in personal and commercial projects on an ongoing basis without requiring additional payments each time you use that ...

Climate change is already impacting Japan, leading to an increase ... average daytime temperature in Fuji, a city near Mt. Fuji in eastern Shizuoka province, has risen above freezing.

A central Japan city at the foot of Mt. Fuji has lost over a month's worth of winter days per year in the past decade due to global warming, Kyodo news agency reported a recent study by a US-based ...