Ubisoft revealed right before their E3 press conference that snowboarding game Steep's Japan map will be free to download for a week. They debuted the news in a new trailer showcasing the gorgeous map ...

A moderately strong, 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck in Japan on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

The "manji" symbol adorns a Buddhist temple in Tokyo. AP TOKYO — As Japan gears up to host the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and caters to a surging influx of foreign visitors, the country faces a cultural ...

In response to recent criticism, the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) has released a new set of standard symbols for foreign-language maps. According to Tomoko Otake of the Japan Times, ...

Yahoo! Japan today announced the release of augmented reality navigation for the company’s mapping application for iOS phones and mobile devices. The addition to Yahoo! Japan Maps will provide users ...

A "scientific characteristic map" for the geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste has today been published by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). The map does not ...

A state-run history foundation disclosed a set of old Japanese maps Wednesday that clearly show Tokyo regarded the islets of Dokdo as part of Korean territory. Dokdo are rocky islets that lie less ...

This month, Associate Editor Mariella Moon humblebrags about her vacation to Japan. But that's not what she's going to discuss. Hailing from a country where Google Maps is lacking in detail (and metro ...