TOKYOTOKYO — When Google Earth added historical maps of Japan to its online collection last year, the search giant didn’t expect a backlash. The finely detailed woodblock prints have been around for ...

Antique maps drafted by Japanese cartographers are historically valuable and beautiful as art objects, says Yuki Ishimatsu, head of Japanese collections at the University of California at Berkeley’s ...

(Reuters) - Japanese map platform developer Dynamic Map Platform announced on Wednesday it plans to acquire Detroit-based map startup Ushr for up to $200 million in a bid to widen its geographical ...

U.S. security treaty ally Japan recorded intensive maneuvers by the Russian and Chinese navies in its surrounding waters in the past year, with both neighbors frequently transiting near its territory ...

A map made by the Japanese government that recognizes South Korea’s ownership of its easternmost islets of Dokdo was unveiled on Sunday, in a clear piece of evidence refuting Japan’s repeated claim to ...

TOKYO (AP) — When Google Earth added historical maps of Japan to its online collection last year, the search giant didn’t expect a backlash. The finely detailed woodblock prints have been around for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Reuters) - Japanese map platform developer Dynamic Map Platform plans to acquire Detroit-based Ushr for nearly 20 billion yen ...

TOKYO -- When Google Earth added historical maps of Japan to its online collection last year, the search giant didn't expect a backlash. The finely detailed woodblock prints have been around for ...