Roslyn will soon be home to a new Japanese restaurant. Okaru, whose menu comprises modern and traditional Japanese inspired ...

The number of foreigners living in Japan rises annually, hitting a new record. In Ebetsu, on the northern island of Hokkaido, ...

Celebrated on 26 January each year, International Clean Energy Day was created by the UN in line with Sustainable Development ...

The distribution of plants has been shaped by geological and climatic changes over time through repeated migration, ...

An icefall festival begins in Kamikawa in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Jan. 25, 2025. The annual event, featuring about 30 ...

A construction vessel spilled oil at the site of a future Marine Corps airfield in northern Okinawa over the weekend.

Matteo Colosio, an exceptional landscape artist from Italy, has made significant contributions to the world of Japanese garden design. His expertise and passion for this ancient art form have led to ...

Alaska’s Arctic Ocean shores had been known to hold oil in some capacity since the 1800s. Native Alaskans would cut blocks of tundra to use as fuel for heat, as the frozen grass was soaked with ...

Lake Superior Ice Festival runs noon to 7 p.m. on Barker's Island. Weather permitting, activities include a preventing water pollution community art project (12-4 p.m.), ice sculptors (4-10), Lake ...

Erik Buhrow dreams of retiring in Japan. Until then, he's renting out the akiya, or abandoned home, to other Americans who ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday accused the CEOs of Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase of not providing banking ...

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