Picking up from the previous episode, Krai and his crew arrive at a familiar trope that’s common in most anime, the obligatory “Hot Springs” vacation, but true to form, it turns what should be simple ...

It’s easy to while away an afternoon wandering Jimbocho, the Tokyo neighbourhood chockablock with more than 130 bookshops, crammed full of vintage and rare volumes, old fashion magazines and other ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the northeast coast of Japan late Monday. Thereafter, a tsunami of 50 cm was measured just south of Aomori along the coast.

Cancellations have been surging at hot spring resorts in Japan's northeastern Akita Prefecture following repeated sightings of wild bears. At one inn in Odate City dating back over 130 years, more ...

Japan has recorded a record number of deaths from bear attacks this year, the environment ministry said amid mounting concern over another possible victim after a man went missing. At least seven ...

(CNN) — It was a cold February day in northern Japan, snow piled high outside the onsen locker room windows as I slipped out of my clothes. Nervously, I stepped into the plumes of steam wafting from ...

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Japan has nearly 30,000 hot springs and a culture of public bathing. An Israeli American architect, Yuval Zohar, has developed a passion for it. The architect Yuval Zohar at his favorite hot spring ...