The small resort town, Fujikawaguchiko, has decided to put up a barrier to block tourists’ views of Mount Fuji. The overwhelming number of tourists and their inconsiderate behavior has led to the ...

Shin Abe doesn’t find it odd that the picturesque little Japanese town of Kuzumaki, where he has lived all his life, generates some of its electricity with cow dung. Nor is the 15-year-old middle ...

A hunter vanished in Japan near a recent brown bear sighting — just 75 miles from a town that declared its first-ever bear emergency, fueling fears he was mauled in a chilling attack. The unidentified ...

Plastic, paper, metal? In Japan's Kamikatsu, sorting rubbish isn't that simple. Residents face a mind-boggling 45 separate categories for their garbage as the town aims to be "zero-waste" by 2020. And ...

(CNN) — A picturesque Japanese town is putting up a giant mesh barrier to block a popular selfie spot near Mount Fuji. Fujikawaguchiko, at the foot of the Yoshida Trail to Mount Fuji, has become ...

A new Japanese hotel is offering travelers a first-of-its-kind experience – to live like a medieval lord in a real castle keep. Ozu Castle in Ehime prefecture’s Ozu town is the first and only castle ...

A year after bidding goodbye to its much-loved giant pandas, the western Japanese town of Shirahama is looking for new ways ...