A Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare research team has announced the five-year survival rates for people diagnosed with ...

A study to see how moss would fare in the extreme environment of space has left scientists “genuinely astonished” after the ...

The prefectural assembly for Hokkaido in Japan will receive next Wednesday (November 26) a draft document on the likely ...

Japan's new PM has vowed to "work, work, work," even on two hours of sleep. Critics warn her stance could revive toxic ...

A painting of a woman standing in the snow by Japanese ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai fetched 621 million yen ($4.02 ...

A rare low-latitude aurora was observed in parts of Hokkaido on Wednesday night, November 12. RESTRICTIONS AND USAGE TERMS: ...

Experience Japan's fastest bullet train! Travel in first class from Tokyo to Hokkaido on the Shinkansen E5 Hayabusa, reaching ...

Daily reports of bears entering homes and supermarkets are occurring, officials said. Bears have killed at least 13 people ...

Attacks have also taken place in central Japan. Last month, a bear entered a supermarket in Numata city and attacked shoppers ...

Thirteen people have been killed and more than 100 injured since April amid a surge in bear encounters across northern Japan ...

Residents in the northern region of Akita are living in fear after dozens of assaults on humans. Riot police and the army ...

It is always good to plan for every eventuality on the road, but explorers headed to Japan can save themselves some hassle by ...