MORIOKA—Colorful ice-fishing huts in red, yellow and green dot the snow-covered ice on Lake Gandoko here that stretches as ...

The incident began on February 26, 2021 when 146 government employees in Ginan town, Gifu prefecture, on Japan’s main island ...

More than 18,000 people died on March 11, 2011 when Japan's north-eastern coast was hit by a massive earthquake, tsunami and ...

SENDAI (Kyodo) -- Japan has more than 400 small, inhabited islands that are uniquely exposed to the risks of natural ...

Discover one of the three great views at this Japanese bay perfect for travelers who love natural wonders. Here's where to ...

Japan's salmon catch peaked in 1996 and has been declining ever since. Catches on the main island of Honshu, in particular, have sharply fallen in recent years. A graph using data from the Japan ...

This was how I came across Shimanami Kaido, a 70km-long cycling route that links the main islands of Honshu ... connecting Onomichi in Honshu Island to Imabari in Shikoku Island via some of ...

Then consider visiting Kii Peninsula, Honshu island’s largest peninsula and Japan’s spiritual heartland. ByKatie Chang , Contributor. Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses ...

Global warming could transform Hokkaido’s iconic powdered snow into the wet flakes found on Japan’s main island of Honshu, a study showed. Researchers from Hokkaido University and the Japan ...

Japan's Meteorological Agency says a strong cold air mass and a winter pressure pattern brought snow along the Sea of Japan coast of Hokkaido and Japan's main island of Honshu as well as low-lying ...