Japan is experiencing a surge of avian influenza outbreaks, with approximately five million chickens and other birds culled ...

The average retail price of gasoline in Japan soared to a 17-month high of 185.10 yen ($1.18) per liter as of Monday, ...

The long trail down Tohoku’s dramatic Pacific coast offers hikers the best of natural landscapes and cultural exchanges.

Snowfall intensified across northern Japan on Friday, January 17, rapidly increasing snow accumulation. Snow clouds affected ...

In earthquake-hit areas of central Japan's Noto Peninsula, a man from Iwate Prefecture has been serving warm coffee to people ...

S/ Sasaki’s extra!Baseball player Sasaki Roki’s home prefecture of Iwate in northeastern Japan reacts with excitement ...

Japanese authorities began culling some 50,000 chickens Sunday after a bird flu outbreak at a farm in the northern Iwate Prefecture region. It is the 19th bird flu outbreak of the season in Japan ...

Throughout Roki Sasaki’s highly anticipated posting process and free agency, the Dodgers knew the main pillars they wanted ...

KUJI, Japan >> Sanriku Railway Co. is running its special seasonal train this winter, called the Kotatsu Ressha, between its ...