When travelers think of Japan, a country with stunning destinations that won't break the bank, a few images might come to mind. One could be of immaculately landscaped parkland, where vibrant cherry ...

Risonare Shimonoseki, a new place to stay on the Kanmon Strait, has living rooms filled with sand and a restaurant that ...

KATOKU, Japan — Standing on its mountain-fringed beach, there is no hint that the Japanese village of Katoku even exists. Its handful of houses hide behind a dune covered with morning glories and ...

Standing on its mountain-fringed beach, there is no hint that the Japanese village of Katoku even exists. Its handful of houses hide behind a dune covered with morning glories and pandanus trees, the ...

In rural Japan, the unstoppable forces of nature meet the immovable determination of the construction state. Can this village survive? Katoku beach and its village are wrestling with how to cope with ...