The Google Maps’ view of what Japan calls Takeshima, South Korea calls Dokdo and Google calls Liancourt Rocks. This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member ...

When you're traveling in a new place, it's always best to have a local show you around. What's even better? If that local is a dog. Thanks to Google's Street View, it looks like we can now see just ...

Google has refined Google Maps in Japan to show make navigation easier in the country, where most roads don’t have names. The new design seemingly brings the Japanese characters more to the forefront ...

A dog in Japan earned his 15 minutes of fame when he was captured on Google Street View fearlessly chasing the tech company’s Street View car down the road. The canine, from the district of Kumage in ...

The latest in the Bond film series, "Skyfall," was certainly one to remember. And not all of those memories were pleasant. The head villain's island lair was a particularly spooky place, and sure ...

She has since made more than 400 dolls, including replacements, with about 350 currently displayed in the village. One of the most touching spots is the abandoned school, where Ayano has filled the ...

The city of Odate pitched the idea to Google in the spirit of the Lunar Year of the Dog. Youtube It may not be long before Google Maps can be used as a virtual reality exploration tool to visit places ...

This month, Associate Editor Mariella Moon humblebrags about her vacation to Japan. But that's not what she's going to discuss. Hailing from a country where Google Maps is lacking in detail (and metro ...

Around 60 doctors in Japan have accused Google Maps of ignoring vitriolic reviews of their clinics in a class-action lawsuit touted as the first of its kind. The medics are seeking 1.4 million yen ($9 ...

Google Maps has been updated with new imagery of the northeastern coast of Japan for the one year anniversary of the earthquake and ensuing tsunami that destroyed much of the area. With t Google Maps ...

If you’ve ever tried getting around when traveling in a country with an unfamiliar language, you might have had trouble figuring out what all the businesses around you are, even if you could read the ...