Shimoda, Japan, Jan. 8, 2001: Fading winter sunlight silhouettes Siberian swans at a small lake in the community of Shimoda, six miles south of Misawa Air Base, Japan. The body of water is a ...

HIROSAKI, Aomori -- Somei Yoshino cherry trees reached full bloom on the eastern outer moat of Hirosaki Park here April 22, a renowned viewing spot in Japan. The Aomori Local Meteorological ...

The rainbands, called "senjo kosuitai," have produced torrential rains in the Tsugaru region of Aomori Prefecture, as well as the coastal and inland areas of Akita Prefecture, the Japan ...