Exploring Japan’s paradisiacal archipelago offered everything I could have wanted from my first visit to the country, says ...

Japan is known for its eclectic vibe and futuristic trains, but did you know about the country's best beaches? Here are some you can't miss.

Japanese seek relief from heat at beaches near Fukushima disaster (CBS News) People in Japan are looking for ways to beat this summer's record heat. This week, Tokyo saw evening temperatures hit ...

Japan's Ibusuki Beach: This beach on Japan's Kyushu Island is famed for a ritual called suna-mushi -- or sand bathing.

Japan has reopened three beaches in regions devastated by the 2011 tsunami and resulting Fukushima nuclear disaster after years of reconstruction efforts, officials said Monday.

Beaches destroyed by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan have reopened for the first time in eight years. Reconstruction work on the seawalls has been completed on Haragamaobama ...