Explaining Northern Japan to Rwandans. Hachimantai city in Iwate prefecture is located in the Tohoku region of Northern Japan ...

Parts of Hokkaido in northern Japan have received a record amount of snow in recent hours, as a low pressure system is ...

A running contest at a ski resort in northern Japan has featured competitors dressed as tyrannosaurus, triceratops and other dinosaurs.

Otaru, a northern Japanese city in Hokkaido, has deployed security guards to address repeated instances of unruly behaviour ...

Walking with an Akita Inu dog,” a fitness program to help people enjoy nature through trail walking, is proving popular here.

Armed with measuring devices, groups of citizens are embracing science to monitor radioactive fallout — and regain control of ...

The end of the rainy (Baiu) season in the Kanto region and northern Japan is induced by a "convection jump," known as the ...

Electricity demand in Japan’s Hokkaido area is expected to grow the fastest in the country, as the region prepares to roll ...