Finance Minister Taro Aso is taking criticism for controversially attributing Japan’s relatively lower COVID-19 mortality rate to "the superiority of its people." “I often got phone calls from ...

Mostly sunny with a high of 42 °F (5.6 °C) and a 54% chance of precipitation. Winds from WNW to W at 7 to 12 mph (11.3 to 19.3 kph). Night - Clear with a 22% chance of precipitation. Winds from ...

Driving along the Yamanami Highway from Kumamoto to Beppu and back brings beautiful views and chances to relax in hot-spring ...

WASHINGTON--Former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, a senior figure in the country's ruling party, will meet Donald Trump on Tuesday, a Trump campaign official said, as the U.S. ally continues to ...

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Said to be founded 2,300 years ago in 282 BCE, Aso Jinja is one of Japan’s most prestigious shrines.

Travel through one of the largest calderas in the world at Mt. Aso in Kumamoto Pref. The caldera has fertile ground to sustain crops and livestock.

Changing perceptions on a visit to JapanThe great joy of travel is that sense of discovery when it becomes clear that previously held perceptions were wrong. Avoiding blame for ICs errorsIf an ...

Polls predict the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) will trounce Prime Minister Taro Aso's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which has been in power for all but 10 months since its founding in ...

Night - Partly cloudy with a 51% chance of precipitation. Winds W at 6 to 11 mph (9.7 to 17.7 kph). The overnight low will be 31 °F (-0.6 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 40 °F (4.4 °C ...