It's the third Thursday of November. And for Japan's wine lovers, that can only mean one thing: Beaujolais Nouveau. Bottles ...

The Niseko ski resort in Hokkaido is renowned for the quality of its snow. Each winter, its population swells as powder ...

More bear attacks have been reported in Japan. In the northeastern prefecture of Yamagata, a woman in her 70s was clawed on ...

The former director of Michinoku Kinen Hospital in Aomori Prefecture and his doctor brother were arrested for trying to cover ...

Massive logistics facilities underpin online retail, but their robust warehouse structures, state-of-the-art seismic ...

Japanese government sources say China has informed Tokyo that it has taken steps that effectively suspend imports of marine ...

A bear estimated to weigh about 400 kilograms has been captured on film tipping over a box trap in Tomamae Town, Hokkaido.

The governor of central Japan's Niigata Prefecture will approve the restart of a nuclear reactor in the prefecture. If ...

Authorities in the Gaza Strip say 25 people were killed and 77 others injured in a series of Israeli airstrikes on Wednesday.

An annual festival honoring the deity for prosperous business is being held in Hiroshima, western Japan. The festival is held ...

A court in Tokyo has ordered a US internet infrastructure firm to pay over 3.2 million dollars in damages to major Japanese ...

Japan's agriculture ministry says this year's rice harvest will likely increase by about 660,000 tons from last year. The ...