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

Tens of thousands of Palestinians streamed into the most heavily destroyed part of the Gaza Strip on Monday as Israel lifted ...

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

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

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

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

Israel kept thousands of Palestinians from returning to their homes in northern Gaza on Sunday as it accused Hamas of ...

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

Also known as the Roof of Japan, the dramatic alpine landscape includes a road carved through ice creating "snow walls" ...

Annual power demand for Hokkaido is expected to increase by 1.2% on average into fiscal 2034, a report has said.

We travel through the mountainous area 100km northwest of Tokyo, covering Tochigi, Gunma and Saitama Prefectures. We focus on ...

Tensions rise as Beijing stokes Okinawa independence movement with propaganda and diplomatic outreach for potential Taiwan ...