Japanese authorities began culling some 50,000 chickens Sunday after a bird flu outbreak at a farm in the northern Iwate ...

Upmarket cashmere knit sweaters produced at a factory in this northeastern city are warming wearers across the globe as they ...

The farm reported rising poultry deaths, with tests confirming bird flu; the U.S. and England also reported cases.

Salmon farming has spread so rapidly in Aomori and Iwate prefectures that the fierce competition between brands is at times likened to the “regional wars” in the feudal era. Japanese consumers ...

Number of chickens culled in Japan soars to 1.7m amid bird flu outbreak - Another 50,000 birds to be culled in latest ...

Every three years the health ministry estimates healthy life expectancy based on a comprehensive survey of living conditions.

James Hobbs, living in Japan for 30 years, teaches at a medical university in Iwate Prefecture. He takes us along on some hard weekend training with cycling friends and on a camping trip with his ...