SHINKAMIGOTO, Japan >> A town in Nagasaki prefecture’s Goto Islands last year set up a government department devoted to the area’s specialty noodles, Goto udon. The department was created as p ...

We delve into another facet of Japan’s complex religious past in the Goto Islands, home to the “hidden Christians” for nearly 300 years during the Tokugawa shogunate. They had to conceal ...

WWII veteran Tony Battaglia, who served as a medic in the Aleutian Islands Campaign and later moved to Honesdale, died Friday ...

Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's four main islands ... uncover another piece of Kyushu's vivid history, a visit to the Goto Islands should also be on your list. This archipelago off the ...

It's the perfect way to get to know a different side of Japan. For coastal charms and samurai tales, go to Kanagawa Here's a great place to start when exploring the Greater Tokyo region – with ...

TOUGH, yes. War, no. That's the short answer to the headline question — the most important security, economic and political ...

Matsudaira toured the Goto island chain of Nagasaki Prefecture to ... to philosophies in Buddhism in my process of mastering Japanese-style painting,” she said. “I feel the religions may ...

This beloved slice of life manga follows city-dweller calligrapher Seishuu Handa, where an incident of punching an elderly exhibition official leads him to move to the Goto Islands to reflect on ...

All chefs visited the production areas, spoke with producers, gathered impressions, and selected premium ingredients, including Nagasaki wagyu beef, which has won awards at the Wagyu Olympics, fresh ...

Don’t expect raucous party scenes or over-the-top après-ski. In Japan, it’s all about the snow. Here’s a primer on where to ...