Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A passenger ferry named after an ancient monk seen as a symbol of Sino-Japanese cultural exchange has suspended its service as ...

NIIGATA, Japan -- A North Korean ferry long suspected of smuggling missile parts and illicit funds arrived in a Japanese port amid noisy protests Thursday, but it was cleared by customs and safety ...

Long-distance ferry routes form a key part of Japan’s national transport infrastructure, connecting the archipelago’s four major islands and littoral centers of population, commerce and industry. RoRo ...