Google has refined Google Maps in Japan to show make navigation easier in the country, where most roads don’t have names. The new design seemingly brings the Japanese characters more to the forefront ...

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 ...

The Google Maps’ view of what Japan calls Takeshima, South Korea calls Dokdo and Google calls Liancourt Rocks. This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member ...

It started with a Google+ Community called ‘Tokyo Slide Map’. A group of users wanted to chronicle the very best children’s slides dotted across the capital of Japan by uploading geotagged photos of ...

The latest in the Bond film series, "Skyfall," was certainly one to remember. And not all of those memories were pleasant. The head villain's island lair was a particularly spooky place, and sure ...

I've wanted to go to Japan for ages, but the prospect of navigating such an extensive and complex train system was daunting -- especially since I'm the type who gets lost even going to places I've ...

As if most people weren't already reliant on Google Maps to get us where we need to go, the company is giving users an adorable reason to peruse the world via street view: Enter "pup view" in Japan.

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. One of the greatest pieces of advice someone gave me about travelling in Japan was to never use ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Google says that displayed toll pricing is based on “trusted information from local tolling authorities,” and ...