In 1928, Uwajimaya founders Fujimatsu and Sadako Moriguchi opened their first Japanese grocery store in Tacoma. Now, the ...

With its laid-back seafaring culture and unique wildlife, the Yaeyama archipelago in Japan’s far southern Okinawa prefecture reveals a different side to Japan.

Last month, after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested her country could mobilize a military response if China tried to seize Taiwan, Beijing responded with angry statements and warplane ...

TOKYO, Japan — Fourteen people were injured in a stabbing attack in a factory in central Japan during which an unspecified liquid was also sprayed, an emergency services official said on Friday.

Some people believe ancient maps show the real shape of Earth. In this video, we look at claims that islands moved overnight and continents shifted suddenly. Quotes from the speaker explain how memory ...

iOS 26 brought several solid upgrades to Apple Maps, including a feature centered on your typical routes and patterns that might save you from unexpected traffic delays. Apple Maps in iOS 26 can learn ...

A tsunami alert was triggered after a powerful earthquake struck off northern Japan on Monday, the country's meteorological agency said. The magnitude-7.6 quake struck off Hokkaido, near the coastal ...

Japan’s railway dominance continues to shape global travel behaviour, and the latest Google Maps Transit Trends Report 2025 confirms it. An extraordinary nine out of the world’s ten most-searched ...

As part of Tokyo Game Show 2025, Activision and Treyarch released a new Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 video, highlighting maps inspired by Japan. The two and a half miunute presentation showcases a few ...

Based on reports from our sources, PC Gamer can confirm that Japan is large. Not only large—huge, and stacked from top to bottom with stuff to do. At press time, Tokyo was reportedly at least twice as ...

Simulators are inherently relaxing for me. I know there's sometimes the stress of running a red light or placing a hay bale in the wrong barn, but generally they're games I play to relax. Few embody ...