Large cod were carried in procession and dedicated to a local Shinto shrine in this northern Japan city Feb. 4 in a unique ...

Off the coast of Japan, a small, spikey orange fish was caught on the end of a fishing line. The creature was pulled more than 500 feet to the surface and it was identified as a scorpionfish, a kind ...

Remember how awesome the crappie fishing was during the spring? The fish were spawning, bunched in the shallows thicker than fleas on a hound. You were catching slabs off stake beds and brush ...

Planning your dream trip to Japan in spring for cherry blossom season? Here is where and when is the best time to see the cherry blossoms in Japan! In this deep dive, we share the Japan cherry blossom ...

The 1000-kilometer trail that hugs Tohoku’s Pacific coastline offers hikers some incredible natural scenery and dramatic ...

For a while Saturday. I thought maybe the meteorologists completely missed their forecast. Well. overnight that front blew in, and the temperature on Galveston Island was hovering around the upper 30s ...

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A water safety agency says accidents while rock fishing contributes to a significant proportion of water related deaths. Drowning Prevention Auckland chief executive Nicola Keen-Biggelaar spoke to ...

Iggy Pop, Bad Religion and three founding members of the Sex Pistols are slated to headline PUNKSPRING when the highly anticipated Japanese music festival returns in March. With a lineup packed ...

When it was announced, there wasn't much more to see of TXR than some logos and a screenshot of a road. As it stands, there are more screenshots and trailers now, but they do not suggest an Early ...

TOKYO -- Japan welcomed a record 36.87 million tourists in 2024, up 47.1% from the previous year thanks to the weak yen, according to data released Wednesday by the Japan National Tourism ...

A record number of visitors came to Japan in 2024, thanks to surging post-pandemic global tourism and a decline in the yen that’s making the island nation an attractive and affordable destination.