In today’s special looking at all things Japan, we bring updates on two key trade deals with China and the United States.

Join National Geographic photographer Jonathan Irish as he explores the natural landscapes, iconic landmarks, and historical ...

Japanese researchers turned to “experimental archaeology” to study how ancient humans navigated powerful ocean currents and ...

Researchers recreated a 30,000-year-old ocean journey from Taiwan to Japan using canoes and simulations to test early human ...

The Floating World” transports visitors to a time when Japan was emerging from the feudal era and modern cities were booming.

Paddling over 45 hours across the open sea, the crew navigated using only the sun and stars to overcome the strong Kuroshio current.

A startup building massive, bullet-shaped helium balloons that float in the stratosphere has raised $15 million from Japan’s ...