Heavy snow is expected mainly along the Sea of Japan coast, due to a strong winter pressure pattern from Wednesday through Sunday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said Tuesday. The agency warned of ...

As the University Entrance Common Test approaches, Iwate University has taken proactive steps to ensure that examinees are well-informed and prepared for the upcoming examination. Set to commence on ...

KITAKAMI, Iwate Prefecture—A search party on Oct. 17 found a severely mutilated body believed to be a hot spring inn worker who was attacked by a bear while cleaning an outdoor bath. The search and ...

Once forest fires start spreading, it takes a long time to extinguish them, and there is a risk of them spreading to urban areas. Efforts to prevent t ...

With no signal and no wires, the wind telephone in Japan has become a place where tens of thousands of people turn to say ...

Northern Japan faces a record surge in Asian black bear attacks, with Akita Prefecture hardest hit. Depopulation and ...

Take a look inside Yusei Kikuchi’s indoor training facility 'King of the Hill' that he built in his hometown of Hanamaki in ...

People living mainly from nothern to western Japan along the Sea of Japan coast are advised against going out from Jan. 21-25 ...

THESE are uncertain times. Most people want to make risk-free choices, but young people have the privilege of being allowed to make mistakes. I ...