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

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

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 ...

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

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

sending cold air into the region. The agency predicted up to 100 centimeters (3.2 feet) of snowfall in northwestern Japan and ...

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 ...

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

Fed-up skiers at a popular Japanese resort have been forced to climb up steep slopes because of how long the queues for the ...

Record-breaking snowfall wreaked havoc in northern Japan last week, leaving at least three people dead and 54 injured as of ...

Japan was the top cross-border destination for Chinese tourists during the eight-day Lunar New Year holiday through Feb. 4, ...

Skywatchers in Hokkaido enjoyed the rare treat of seeing ... also known as the aurora borealis. In low-latitude regions such as Japan, the lower part of the aurora, which is green, is often ...