As sweltering temperatures continue to smother the Japanese archipelago, many seek to escape the heat wave by hitting the beach. However, in addition to being surrounded by the ocean on all sides, Japan is rich with lakes, ponds and more than 30,000 rivers across the country.
The president of the company that operated the tourist boat that went missing off the coast of Hokkaido in northern Japan held a news conference on April 27, speaking in public for the first time since the deadly accident.
SAPPORO Record snowfall paralyzed transportation networks here and in its neighboring region, forcing a railway operator to cancel all train services to and from the prefectural capital on Feb. 7.
FUKUSHIMA Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has credited himself with the “ability to listen” to the public. But ahead of the Lower House election, he appears more intent on listening to certain elements of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.