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 ...

You're looking at Tokyo's newest landmark, the 'Dinosaur' Bridge. Officially known as the Tokyo Gate Bridge — providing a link from the capital to a landfill — it shows what actually happens when a ...

Tokyo's "Dinosaur Bridge" opens to vehicles Sunday after 10 years of construction, with the world's largest metropolis hoping it will cut traffic jams that slow vehicles to half of the nation's ...

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 ...

There’s a lot of history in Tokyo, hidden in the shadows amongst all the steel and concrete. From age-old shrines and temples to beautifully restored traditional buildings, the city continues to ...

Against a backdrop of the Rainbow Bridge and the city's skyline, the Odaiba water illumination show in Japan is a stunning spectacle of marine life. Fountains set along a beach at the Tokyo Bay area ...

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 ...