This month’s earthquake reignited fears of a mega-quake hitting Japan soon. Is Japan doing enough to equip tourists and foreign residents with the information they’ll need? A look at the gaps – and how government agencies are rushing to fill them.
Japan’s government is rolling out a new discount package to rejuvenate tourism in the earthquake-affected Hokuriku area. But not everyone’s on board with the plan.
In the wake of the Noto earthquake, some in Japan are asking how much the country should invest in towns with rapidly shrinking populations.
The Noto Earthquake is impacting businesses throughout Ishikawa Prefecture – even those that suffered little damage. Learn why local merchants, celebrities, and politicians are asking tourists to return to Kanazawa and the surrounding southern Ishikawa region.
The city of Sendai launches Japan’s first-ever drone-based system to alert citizens in hard-to-reach locations of impending disaster.
A massive earthquake struck northern Japan, damaging the famed statue of Date Masamune in Sendai. But Date – and Sendai – are nothing if not resilient.
The Taisho Era may have been short, but it was anything but uneventful. Learn more about this short but tumultuous era in Japanese history.
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