Yamanashi Governor Kotaro Nagasaki reaffirmed ... Narusawa government officials told The Asahi Shimbun that the project is acceptable from the viewpoint of reducing overtourism and protecting ...

World Children's Day is a weighty milestone as Nov. 20 commemorates the United Nations adoption of a legal framework in 1989 ...

TOKYO, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Mount Fuji donned its first snowcap this season on Thursday, the latest in 130 years, following unusually warm weather, local media reported.

SHIZUOKA — Shizuoka Prefecture plans to charge a toll of between ¥3,000 and ¥5,000 per person to climb Mt. Fuji starting next ...

The leader of a Japanese minor opposition party has apologized after suggesting "hypothetical" measures to address Japan's ...

Yamanashi Prefecture is proposing a double-track line operating two-car trains every six minutes for 10 hours per day to disperse the summer influx of tourists while reducing vehicle emissions, ...

An Asahi Shimbun poll over the weekend and another by JNN showed Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s Cabinet support rate dropping in comparison with last month — to 34% in the Asahi poll and 38.9 ...

Japan’s famous autumn leaf colours contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe, ...

Yamanashi Prefecture is scrapping plans for a light-rail system on Mount Fuji due to opposition from local residents, Gov. Kotaro Nagasaki announced on Monday. Instead, he proposed a new plan to ...

"Aluminum" commonly becomes arumi. Japanese original The easy Japanese news is taken from the Mainichi Shogakusei Shimbun, a newspaper for children. This is perfect material for anyone studying ...