NAGANO—Okinawa Prefecture once boasted the longest life expectancy in the country, but it has now dropped well out of the top ...

Although about 7,000 Kiso horses existed in the region during the Meiji Era, only about 140 remain in Japan today.

The Japan Times covered the emergence of bear encounters on ski resorts in the Nagano Prefecture. The Hakuba47 Mountain ...

Heavy snow and strong winds have forced airlines in Japan to cancel more than 100 flights on Tuesday, mainly on routes to and ...

TOKYO, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Japan's weather agency said heavy snow is expected to fall mainly along the country's Sea of Japan coast on Wednesday and will continue to blanket the area until around ...

Japanese macaques, colloquially referred to as snow monkeys, famously soak in steaming hot springs during winter. It's easy ...

The ride-hailing giant's chief executive has made a bet on how it can finally grab a bigger piece of one of the world's ...

In Japan, the ages of 25 and 42 are the most unlucky for men. Fortunately, there is a 300-year-old solution. It involves ...

Ten years later, Akinori Takahashi still remembers the cries for help echoing across the mountain after arriving at the scene ...

Relatives of victims of a fatal bus crash on Thursday marked the 10th anniversary of the accident that claimed the lives of 13 passengers and two drivers in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on Jan 15, ...

Bereaved families on Thursday mourned the victims of a fatal ski tour bus crash in the town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, 10 years ago. Together with his wife, Yoshinori Tahara, 60, ...

Tokyo police have arrested two Vietnamese nationals on suspicion of breaking into a home in central Japan and stealing cash. The arrestees include Ha Ngoc Tu, 26, a resident of the city of Isesaki, ...