Stretching for just over a mile across Nakaumi Lake in Japan, the Eshima Ohashi Bridge appears so steep in photos online that it has been dubbed the “rollercoaster bridge”. From a certain ...

Because there is very little flat land in the town, many of residential areas are built on steep hillsides ... are moving there from other parts of Japan. The town also attracts many visitors ...

Japan has begun a consultation to sharply increase a tourist tax imposed on departing travellers to fund initiatives aimed at addressing overtourism in parts of the country. The existing fee ...