In Japan, soba noddles are eaten at the end of New Year’s Eve to “cut off the misfortunes and hardships of the past year and not carry them over to the next year.” Their all-you-can-eat ...

And, as visitors settle into the laid-back, easygoing atmosphere of Kochi, located on Japan's Pacific-facing southern coast, echoes of the Cuban capital's atmosphere grow even stronger.

“Aviation safety remains our highest priority as we conduct training operations in support of the mutual defense of the United States and Japan.” Kochi prefecture is on Shikoku, the smallest ...

At around 2:30 p.m., the specimen tree in the Sannomaru, the largest terrace of Kochi Castle, was confirmed to have more than five blossoms -- the standard for declaring official flowering, the ...

There's an annual festival held in the Japanese prefecture of Kochi that culminates with a competition to see who can drink sake the fastest. Men get given 1.8 litres of sake in a big cup and ...