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 ...

Hakuba Village in Nagano Prefecture, a popular snow resort in Japan, has decided to levy a 50,000 yen or less penalty against tourists who violate the regulated manners in the ordinance.

Explore how climate change is reshaping Hokkaido's agriculture and driving its transition to a clean energy powerhouse in ...

Using data from the Japan Meteorological Agency, The Yomiuri Shimbun analysed the daily lowest temperatures between January 1 ...