Has the charm of cherry blossom houses got you thinking of building one for yourself in your Minecraft world? Then, this list of over 30 of the most beautiful cherry wood houses is just for you. The ...

TOKUSHIMA, Japan — In a rural town in Japan’s Tokushima Prefecture, older adults earn up to about $130,000 per year by collecting and polishing fallen maple leaves from their backyards as part of a ...

I totally understand why you landed here looking for the best Minecraft Japanese house ideas. With their iconic curved roofs, generous use of wood, and nature-evoking patterns, such Oriental-style ...

SAPPORO (Kyodo) -- As Japan gears up for an election that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hopes will give her a public mandate, a town on the northernmost main island of Hokkaido is set to decide the ...

FUKUSAKI, Hyogo -- A park pond here is home to a brand-new version of monstrous local mascot Gajiro the kappa (a creature of Japanese folklore), after its aged and worn-out predecessor was retired.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Just a few years ago, most Hawaii residents knew very little about a progressive community located north of the big city lights of Tokyo. That all changed when the town’s ...

YOICHI, Japan (Reuters) -Climate change has helped make the small Japanese town of Yoichi the toast of Pinot Noir connoisseurs, with gradually warming temperatures encouraging locals to try their hand ...

Residents are protesting a planned housing facility for foreign workers, exposing the conflict between Japan’s need for labor and anxieties over immigration. The economy of Kutchan, a town on Japan’s ...

More than 200 Japanese American and migrant communities including labor allies gathered in August at a town hall in Seattle, WA to call on elected officials to stop repeating history. The event was co ...

A city in central Japan wants to limit smartphone use to two hours a day for all of its nearly 70,000 residents after a heated debate about smartphone addiction, the BBC reports. The proposal, which ...

An urban explorer has uncovered a hauntingly preserved resort town in Japan, where towering hotels sit crumbling along a riverside cliff. It's been untouched for over three decades, according to ...