A strong cold air mass intensified relentless snowfall on Friday in parts of Japan, including prefectures of Fukushima, Hokkaido and Niigata, grappling people with blizzards and resulting in road ...

Changes in ocean currents stemming from global warming have led to a sharp increase in endangered Japanese eel larvae ...

In a district of Toyama, 16cm was recorded while 12cm was observed in Tomakomai on Japan's northernmost island, Hokkaido. The ...

Lightsource BP, a unit of British oil giant BP , announced on Thursday its entry into the Japanese renewable market with the acquisition of a 15 megawatt peak(MWp) solar project in northern island of ...

U.S. Army Japan and the Japan Ground Self Defense Force close out North Wind 25, a bilateral cold-weather field training ...

Japanese fighter aircraft intercepted a Russian spy plane over the waters west of the nation on Tuesday, while a suspected ...

Record-breaking snowfall across Hokkaido and Sea of Japan coastal areas of Honshu on Feb. 8 brought traffic and train ...

Creation legends and folk tales swirl like snow and leaves across the protected landscapes of Japan. This selection of four ...

"No fuel spillage was recorded, there is no threat to the life and health of the crew," the governor, Valery Limarenko, said ...

People in France have enjoyed sampling wines from Japan at a tasting event in Burgundy. Fifty wineries from Japanese ...

Sakhalin governor says Chinese cargo ship ran aground in region’s southwestern Nevelsky district, declares introduction of ...

A Chinese cargo ship, the An Yang 2, ran aground early Sunday in the Sakhalin region of Russia’s Far East, according to local authorities. Sakhalin G ...