Kyoto has long been feeling the strain of overtourism, which not only places a burden on tourist sites but local residents, ...

Two women were fatally struck by a train on Thursday at a Sanyo Electric Railway crossing in Tarumi Ward of Kobe, a port city in Japan's Kansai region. According to the police, before the accident ...

Authorities have brought in a number of guards to a small city in Japan after several complaints were made of tourists ...

She entered an area out of bounds to the public to take photos of the ocean in Otaru, Hokkaido. Read more at straitstimes.com ...

When it comes to suicide prevention, train crossings present a challenge. Fior that reason, suicide prevention advocates are ...

TOKYO, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- A tourist from China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) lost her life in Japan's Otaru, Hokkaido, after being struck by a train on Thursday.

Her husband, who was standing at a distance, was unharmed. The accident occurred about 50 meters from a railway crossing in an area off-limits to the public. Hokkaido Railway temporarily suspended ...

Immigration Department says it will follow up on the case, adding it has contacted victim’s family to provide help.

which left him physically and mentally incapable of resisting when he was allegedly coerced into entering a railway crossing in December 2023, where he was struck by a train. Police investigating ...