A long-feared megaquake off Japan ’s Pacific coast could kill nearly 300,000 people and cause economic damage equivalent to ...

OFUNATO, Iwate -- A photographer in this northeast Japan city, where a major forest fire recently destroyed over 100 homes, has provided free photos of school events he covered to a family here whose ...

YAMADA, Iwate Prefecture—A European oyster species ... the variety predominantly grown in Japan, is in short supply, according to a restaurant industry official. On Nov. 6, the first cultivation ...

The wildfires burned through a cumulative 900ha, but no casualties have been reported. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Wildfires broke out Sunday in mountainous areas of two western Japan prefectures, prompting some residents to evacuate, th ...

Suicides among elementary, junior high and high school students in Japan hit a record high in 2024 despite the overall number ...

Rintaro Sasaki, the left-handed power hitter who set the Japanese high school home run record (14) while playing at Hanamaki Higashi High School (Hanamaki, Iwate, Japan), has made a big first ...

Wednesday marks one month since massive wildfires broke out in the city of Ofunato in northeastern Japan's Iwate Prefecture.

A traditional Japanese sewing technique called sashiko, taught to victims of a 2011 disaster, has sparked a business creating ...

The Grand Seiko Tentagraph, already one of the most advanced chronographs in the world, gets a 'panda' update to its ...

Strong winds intensified out-of-control wildfires in two western Japan prefectures on Wednesday, leaving at least eight ...