Researchers have long suspected that bowhead whales keep in touch from far away. New evidence of synchronized diving between ...

For Hokkaido, however, China's ban means local officials were forced to seek out new markets for its seafood products. In ...

Japanese fighter jets fired warning flares at a Russian reconnaissance plane after it repeatedly breached the neighbouring ...

The Russian Il-38 maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft flew north of Rebun Island three times from 1 p.m. and ...

Japanese fighter jets fired warnings flares against a Russian military aircraft that Tokyo said repeatedly entered the ...

Japanese military planes used flares to warn a Russian reconnaissance aircraft that trespassed and entered Japan’s airspace ...

Face-to-face with a bear in Japan? Don’t panic, there is always a bear spray to chase it away... or not, as the country is ...

On top of its signature hot pots, Kumachan Onsen also offers yakiniku – Japanese grilled meat. Prices for an individual set ...

The president of a tourist boat operator was referred to prosecutors Thursday over the sinking of a vessel off Hokkaido in ...

The Japan Coast Guard arrested a tour boat company president on Sept. 18 over the deadly sinking of the company's Kazu I ...

The Il-38 patrol aircraft violated Japanese airspace three times near Rebun Island in Hokkaido prefecture between 05:03 and ...

SAPPORO--With the number of Yezo sika deer on the Hokkaido rise and causing damage, the prefectural government is hoping the ...