AOMORI—A sticker that offers a message about cleanliness has gone from a freebie to a must-have item among bathing enthusiasts. Yui Mikami, 33, who works at the Aomori prefectural government’s tourism ...

Japan's Air Self-Defense Force also plans to deploy a total of 42 F-35As at the base, with 39 currently in operation.

Located at the northern tip of Honshu island, Aomori has a climate that makes for four distinct seasons. While cherry blossoms certainly steal the show in spring, and rightfully so, there are plenty ...

Participants make bread on a stick during a successful attempt to set a world record in Aomori on Sept 7. - Photo: The Yomiuri Shimbun AOMORI, (Japan): About 300 students from Aomori City have set the ...

Warnings have been issued for the coastal areas around Hokkaido, Iwate and Aomori to expect waves of three metres imminently, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The quake occurred off ...

Spent nuclear fuel from Niigata Prefecture arrived here on Sept. 26 en route to a newly opened interim storage facility, a ...

Hirosaki City Apple Park is home to as many as 2300 apple trees of around 80 varieties. Photograph by Amazing Aomori This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Manicured orchard ...

Communities in Japan's northern and eastern areas are preparing for a possible mega quake after a powerful tremor earlier ...