The Internet is calling for blood in the brutal murder of a 17-year-old girl. But prosecutors are following decades of precedent.

The lawsuit, the first of its kind, argues that Ainu burial tradition vests the right to manage their remains in the kotan (community).

A Tokyo Shimbun and Kyodo analysis of 2025 smartphone-location data finds seven prefectures account for 72 of Japan's top 100 inbound-tourist hotspots, while 25 prefectures don't appear at all.

In March, Jaron Schneider and I traveled to Japan for press coverage at the CP+ photo and imaging show in Yokohama. After four days covering the show, we had a decision to make: go home, or continue the trip and head somewhere else. So, we decided to go north.

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While inbound tourists mainly clog up the Golden Route, domestic Japanese travelers make full use of hisho-chi, highland summer resorts.

Sometimes, it really is more about the journey than the destination. Here are some romantic train rides in Japan that prove it.

A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit Hokkaido, Japan, at 20:23 UTC on April 26, 2026. The agency is reporting a depth of 81 km (50 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.0 at a depth of 79 km (49 miles).

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