KUMANO, Mie Prefecture--The famed "Shishi-iwa" (Lion rock), a lion-shaped formation on top of a cliff here appearing to be ...

sea kayaking and cycling, and experiencing traditional Japanese culture, like ryokan inns and hot-spring bathing away from the crowds. Where to start? It might not be the first thing you would ...

IZUMO, Shimane Prefecture--A resort complex with guest rooms built into a cliff facing the Sea of Japan opened here on May 1. Izumo Hotel the Cliff in the Tachiko district features eight guest ...

Vital to many expanding technologies, rare-earth deposits were identified in Japan’s deep-sea clays in 2013. Scientists have been contemplating the technical and environmental challenge this ...