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Japan

Hokkaido Okinawa Kyushu Iwate Prefecture Tokyo Miyagi Prefecture Kagoshima Prefecture Aomori Prefecture Northern Japan Fukushima

United Adds Chicago–Tokyo Narita Daily Flights and First U.S. Nonstop to Sapporo From San Francisco

The expansion deepens United’s Japan network to capture winter demand.

Noto Satoyama Airport Becomes First to Bear Pokémon Name

Iwate Wildfires Force 3,200 to Evacuate as Two Blazes Burn Into Fourth Day

Sanrio Founder Museum Opens in Yamanashi, Honoring 98-Year-Old Shintaro Tsuji

Cherry Blossom Season Brings Reopening in Teltow, Delay in Bonn, Festival Halt in Japan

Early Cherry Blossoms Reported in Japan as Warmth Brings Faster Start

Sapporo Orders North Safari Sapporo to Remove All Illegal Structures by October

JMA Declares Start of Tokyo's Cherry Blossom Season

Sapporo Under Blizzard Warning as Storm Disrupts Travel Across Hokkaido

Tokyo's Cherry-Blossom Season Declared Five Days Early

Japan Officially Opens 2026 Cherry Blossom Season With First Blooms in Kochi, Gifu and Yamanashi

Princess Kiko and Prince Hisahito Join Youth Ski Orienteering in Hokkaido

Lexus Retires UX 300e, Its First EV

Japan Cold Wave Leaves 46 Dead as Rising Temperatures Raise Avalanche Risk

Man Arrested in Ehime Mountain Body Case as Kochi Police Launch Murder Inquiry

Fujiyoshida Cancels 2026 Mount Fuji Cherry Blossom Festival Over Tourist Misconduct

Heavy Snow Forecast Triggers Avalanche, Travel Alerts Across Northern Japan

Saitama Forest Fire in Chichibu Grows to About 40 Hectares as Prefecture Seeks SDF Aid

Michael Hurst Identified as Australian Skier Who Died Near Niseko as Cause Probed

Thaw After Record Snow Triggers New Dangers in Northern Japan