Japan offers up a real feast for travelers, with mountainside onsen (hot spring) villages, sleepy beach-lined islands and buzzing megacities all on the menu. You could arguably spend a lifetime sampling the country’s delights, but some towns and sights are staples, core ingredients to any great Japan trip. Here’s our pick of the 10 best…

Japan and India are conducting their first joint air drill, known as Veer Guardian, in the vicinity of Tokyo to enhance tactical and technical skills and deepen bilateral defense cooperation, according to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF). The exercises are taking place at military bases in the Japanese prefectures of Ibaraki and Saitama, and involve…

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OSAKIKAMIJIMA, Japan — On a small island in western Japan’s Hiroshima prefecture, reachable only by a 30-minute ferry ride from the mainland, a decadelong attempt to prove coal can be made “clean” is drawing to an end — though its accomplishments face a murky future.A 118,000-square-meter jungle of tanks, chimneys and pipes spreads out against…

A Japanese flag flutters atop the Bank of Japan building in Tokyo, Japan June 16, 2017. Reuters The Japanese government’s top economic policy panel on Monday held its first round of special sessions that will discuss the medium-to-long term direction of fiscal and monetary policies, including the pros and cons of “Abenomics”.Japan pursued a reflationary…

Tokyo, Japan – When Eriko Sairyo, a 30-year-old professional who lives in Shizuoka, Japan, saw that American pop singer Gwen Stefani was being accused of “cultural appropriation” in Western media, she couldn’t understand the controversy. “I personally think that it’s pretty cool that people want to incorporate Japanese styles into their fashion,” Sairyo, who works…

Dec wholesale prices up 10.2% yr/yr vs f’cast +9.5%Firms continue to pass on past rise in material costs – dataData seen keeping BOJ under pressure to raise ratesTOKYO, Jan 16 (Reuters) – Japan’s annual wholesale prices rose at a faster-than-expected pace in December, data showed on Monday, adding to recent growing signs of inflationary pressure…

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I’m not used to the idea of paying entrance fees for parks, but it’s a small price and the park is quite huge and it’s a really nice place. I saw many families and couples sitting or lying on the grass, enjoying a picnic and having a relaxing time. The highlight for me was to…