Japan has always been one of the countries that rolled out top-notch technologies and not necessarily in the automotive industry, although we all agree that Japanese car manufacturers are still ...

HOMETOWN: Tokyo's downtown Asakusa area. WWII EXPERIENCE: The city government worker and daughter of traditional entertainers ran with her parents and sister toward the Sumida River, crowding with ...

Pressure is growing for Tokyo’s metropolitan authorities to right one of the city’s most flagrant architectural wrongs. A bridge has stood at Nihonbashi since 1609 and is of historic importance ...

TOKYO -- The sturdy Umaya Bridge across the Sumida River in the Japanese capital has been a symbol of recovery from the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. Stained glass on the upper part of a Umaya Bridge ...

TOKYO, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Construction began Sunday on what is expected to be a landmark bridge over the port of Tokyo, officials said. A section of a girder was installed as the first step in the ...

Tokyo Gate Bridge opened to traffic on Sunday. The 2,618-meter-long truss bridge is 87.8 meters high and spans Tokyo Bay, linking Wakasu in Koto Ward with the Jonanjima Seaside Park in Ota Ward. The ...

True to its name, the Rainbow Bridge in Tokyo’s waterfront area marked its 30th anniversary on Aug. 26 with a seven-color illumination. Spectators cheered when the 798-meter bridge was lit up in ...

With the celebration of Showa Day on April 29, Japan’s Golden Week holidays have officially begun. Usually, this means people are travelling to Okinawa for some much-needed sun and sea, or other ...