Long-clawed shrews exhibit unusual winter adaptations, shrinking their brains and skulls. However, their snouts grow noticeably larger duri...

In 1877, Japan imported rainbow trout from California for culinary and recreational purposes. However, these fish escaped their aquaculture...

Japan was hit by two earthquakes on Sunday, including a 6.0-magnitude quake off northern Hokkaido late in the evening, according to the Jap...

Japan features a unique national highway, Route 339, which includes a staircase. This section at Cape Tappi consists of 362 steps, totaling...

Inspired by the origami patterns he saw in nature, 18-year-old Hikaru Kuribayashi from Japan developed a groundbreaking simulation program ...

Japanese oyster farmer Shigeatsu Hatakeyama restored his bay by planting trees. Healthy forests upstream provided essential nutrients for o...

A study found that nodding computer-generated figures seem more likeable and approachable. These figures scored higher in likability and ap...

Japan faces severe winter weather from December 26 to 27. Heavy snow, strong winds, and rough seas are expected across many regions. This c...

Japan earthquake today: A powerful magnitude 7.6 quake hit 80 km off Aomori late Monday, shaking the northeast with strong Shindo upper-6 i...

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the east coast of Hokkaido, Japan, on Saturday afternoon, according to the Japan Meteorological Agenc...

A security scare at Hokkaido's New Chitose Airport over the weekend caused significant disruption when a pair of missing scissors prompted ...

The epicentre of the earthquake was in the Soya region of the northern island of Hokkaido, and at a depth of 3 kilometres, the National Res...

Efforts to restore power to 2.95 million households were underway but it was not clear when supplies would be restored, a company spokesman...

Though most small towns in the region are raw, quiet and peaceful, bigger cities like Sapporo, with a growing population of nearly 2 millio...

The world's most powerful leaders were gathering for talks in the mountains of Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, an area which is as sec...

Japan denied it would raise an island row with Moscow at the upcoming Group of Eight summit after a Russian official voiced outrage and que...

Japan said on Friday it would use solar electricity panels and air conditioners using snow to make an eco-friendly media centre at this yea...