HONG KONG, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Nestled in Japan's Ono District of Gifu Prefecture, Shirakawa-go is surrounded by towering mountains. The place is often blanketed by heavy snowfall in winter, too ...

Manga and anime creators love to use real-life locations as inspiration, and fans can actually visit these iconic anime locations in real life.

In winter, the snow-covered rooftops and glowing lanterns turn it into a dreamy winter wonderland. With red fishermen’s cabins nestled among dramatic fjords, Reine is breathtaking in every season.

Gen. Scott Winter of United States-Army Pacific; Col. Christopher Winn of United States Marine Corps Forces, Pacific; Maj. Gen. Norimichi Shirakawa of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force; Australian ...

Three winters from now, Japan's snowy Myoko highlands will be home to a $1.4 billion mega-resort built by a Singaporean fund, ...

Let’s be honest here: historically speaking, March isn’t the best time to buy a new winter jacket ... the criminally slept-on Japanese puffer specialist that’s increasingly easy to buy ...

I could pay taxes and express my gratitude to Japanese society." (Japanese original by Kayo Mukuda, Tokyo City News Department, and Tohru Shirakawa, Tokyo Bureau) ...

Japan has become a popular cruise destination with searches for cruises to Japan increasing significantly in the past year. Numerous cruise lines offer itineraries in Japan, including Princess ...

"Whether we have weapons systems that we need to upgrade, command-and-control that we're going to be upgrading along with the Japanese, these are very expensive ventures," he said. "And so undoubtedly ...