The Japanese island of Hokkaido is attracting more and more skiers and snowboarders seeking powder snow. But for one resort, ...

Lightsource BP, a unit of British oil giant BP , announced on Thursday its entry into the Japanese renewable market with the acquisition of a 15 megawatt peak(MWp) solar project in northern island of ...

109 fishermen have been safely rescued after being stranded on a drifting ice floe east of Russia in the Sea of Okhotsk. French Prime Minister François Bayrou has said he plans to sue French outlet ...

Take your time in Japan away from Tokyo and head for part of the country far too few visitors ever experience.

In a district of Toyama, 16cm was recorded while 12cm was observed in Tomakomai on Japan's northernmost island, Hokkaido. The ...

Don’t expect raucous party scenes or over-the-top après-ski. In Japan, it’s all about the snow. Here’s a primer on where to ...

Crude shipments from Russia’s Sakhalin Island projects aren’t being discharged after the tankers carrying them were ...

“This classical dining form, emerging from the Muromachi period (13th to 14th century), stands as a cornerstone in the evolution of Kaiseki cuisine,” writes Honzen on the website. Here, customers ...

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

On Nov. 11, a Yasen-class nuclear-powered submarine passed through the Soya Strait, which separates Japan’s northernmost main ...

An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale struck Hokkaido, Japan’s second largest island, on Sunday, the ...

Sakhalin governor says Chinese cargo ship ran aground in region’s southwestern Nevelsky district, declares introduction of ...