The Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen, which opened on Sept. 23, 2022, has boosted the local economy along the 66-kilometer line ...

It takes days to cover the same distance a fast train can in an hour and costs about $12,000 - yet this rail journey is so popular, seats are sold with a lottery system. The second option doesn’t just ...

Below, you can find maps showing the locations of all sixteen Hot Springs in Ghost of Yotei. Rest at them to get more health, but pay attention to notes that can be attached to posts near the springs ...

If you haven't either been to Japan or are planning to go to Japan, then you're behind the eight ball. Instagram is awash ...

Billions of years ago, Earth’s atmosphere was hostile, with barely any oxygen and toxic conditions for life. Researchers from the Earth-Life Science Institute studied Japan’s iron-rich hot springs, ...

New research from Japan's iron-rich hot springs shows how early microbes may have harnessed iron and oxygen during the Great Oxygenation Event. Some 2.3 billion years ago, the Earth would have been ...

A consortium of Japanese companies is partnering to test the capabilities of distributed data centers. Kyushu Electric Power Company, Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (IIJ), QTnet, Inc., 1Finity Inc., ...

Witness the unique behavior of Japan’s snow monkeys as they soak in natural hot springs during winter. Captured in stunning cinematic 4K HDR, this relaxing wildlife moment shows the harmony between ...

With chillier days on the horizon, heat up your hiking adventure by swapping alpine lakes for hot springs. Washington and Oregon have several to choose from that are accessible by trail. Just lace up ...

Fatima Li-Hau preparing to sample water from a hot spring at low tide. (Image: Natsumi Noda, ELSI) A graduate student at the Earth-Life Science Institute, Fatima Li-Hau and Shawn McGlynn, who is an ...

Earth was not always the blue-green world we know today: the early Earth's oxygen levels were about a million times lower than we now experience. There were no forests and no animals. For ancient ...

Hinatazaka46's "Onegai Bach!" jumps 82-3 this week. By Billboard Japan Kenshi Yonezu’s “IRIS OUT” debuts at No. 1on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, on the chart released Sept. 24. The latest song by the ...