Setouchi is composed of seven prefectures, with four lying along the Seto Inland Sea on Japan's main island of ... Imabari (Ehime Prefecture) and other ports. Highlights include sampling sweets ...

Google Search interest for cruises to the East Asia country has risen higher compared to other searched cruise destinations.

I had heard of “kitamaebune” ships on the Sea of Japan that headed north, but little did I know about the importance the ...

Hit the beach and unwind in hot springs in two of Japan's seaside towns ... for exploring pristine beaches and rugged shorelines, sea kayaking and cycling, and experiencing traditional Japanese ...

The inland sea is an important shipping channel, connecting the Pacific with the major industrial centers in Japan's Kansai region, which include the major ports of Osaka and Kobe. But it also ...

The Japanese icebreaker Soya, known as the “guardian of the northern sea,” will soon be decommissioned after more than 40 ...

Vital to many expanding technologies, rare-earth deposits were identified in Japan’s deep-sea clays in 2013. Scientists have been contemplating the technical and environmental challenge this ...

Nevertheless, Japan's meteorological agency has urged the population to stay away from coastal areas. “The tsunami may strike ...