A Japanese zoo is fighting back after authorities in Hokkaido prefecture issued a closure order for the facility exhibiting ...

An icefall festival begins in Kamikawa in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Jan. 25, 2025. The annual event, featuring about 30 ice sculptures lit up in various colors, will run through March 9. (Kyodo) ...

Creation legends and folk tales swirl like snow and leaves across the protected landscapes of Japan. This selection of four ...

Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan - December 11, 2024 Penguins walk along a snow-covered path at Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on Dec. 11, 2024.

Changes in ocean currents stemming from global warming have led to a sharp increase in endangered Japanese eel larvae ...

A government investigation has confirmed that tunnel construction for the shinkansen bullet train line extension to Sapporo ...

A curated guide to essential gear, from technical layers to looking suave at après, by the brands that define winter in Japan ...

"Niseko ski trip," the teen captioned the clip from a visit to Niseko in Hokkaido, Japan, which got a comment from his famous ...

Edwin Dun helped introduce modern agriculture to Japan Dun took his first trip to Japan in the 1870s Twenty One Pilot's ...

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common digestive disorder with unclear causes, affecting about 10% of the global ...

Near-daily sightings since Jan. 4 of an animal that is estimated to stand ... Obira sits along the Sea of Japan side of Hokkaido, the main northern island. The driver of a snowplow and his ...

Two men survived a sudden bear attack in Hokkaido, Japan, on April 28th. They were foraging in the ... I wanted to share this story to reminder us all of the power and unpredictability of wild animals ...