The world's oldest person, has died at the age of 116 in Japan. Tomiko Itooka passed away on December 29 at a care home in ...

The oldest person in the world has died at 116 years old. ABC News reports that Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman was named the ...

Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world's oldest person, according to Guinness World Records, has died.

There are many alternative ways to experience central Japan’s sacred peak without the crowds, from hiking its sister summits ...

Born in 1908, she raised four children, ran a family textile factory during World War II, and remained an avid hiker into her ...

Ginzan Onsen, a remote town in the mountains of the northern Yamagata region, is known for its hot springs and fairytale ...

Ginzan Onsen, a popular Japanese hot spring town known for its scenic snowy views, has begun limiting entry to day trippers ...

For more audio journalism and storytelling, download New York Times Audio, a new iOS app available for news subscribers. Hosted by Andrew Ross Sorkin Produced by Evan Roberts Original music by Dan ...

The Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF) is a Partnership between the Government of Japan (GoJ) and the World Bank conceived in the wake of the Asian financial crisis in the late 1990s. It was ...

Self-Defense Force personnel have carried out an annual year-end cleanup at Himeji Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan. About 500 members from the Ground Self ...