Two grandparents in Takaharu, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, created this incredible life size Totoro sculpture next to a bus ...

Higher temperatures may trigger avalanches and cause snow to fall off roofs in the Tohoku region and other parts of Japan ...

The estimated populations of two cities in Ishikawa Prefecture, which were hit by a powerful earthquake and torrential rain ...

Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died aged 116.

There are many alternative ways to experience central Japan’s sacred peak without the crowds, from hiking its sister summits ...

Former world number one Naomi Osaka reached her first final since 2022 on Saturday as she swept aside unseeded American ...

Flying gigantic kites over the ocean could potentially lessen the impact of torrential rain on land, a team of researchers ...

Lacquerware maker Takaho Shoji hunches over his desk in the disaster-hit city of Wajima in central Japan, applying another layer of coating to a dark, wooden box.

Xander Schauffele won two majors last year and still has managed to fly under the radar. That's because of Scottie Scheffler ...

Four-time major champion Naomi Osaka used a rain break to her advantage to power to a straight-sets win in the second round ...

Thunderstorms didn’t dampen the spirits in Times Square on New Year’s Eve as thousands of revelers rang in 2025 with a bang.

The Americas, Australasia, Asia, Europe and Africa have already been marking the arrival of the new year with fireworks and ...