Four-kilometer long rift found after Noto Peninsula Earthquake

Four-kilometer long rift found after Noto Peninsula Earthquake

After the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, the ground is found to have risen by two meters over a four-kilometer stretch in Su...

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Noto Peninsula quake, one month on

Noto Peninsula quake, one month on

Locals observe a moment of silence in Ishikawa Prefecture, a month after a magnitude-7.6 earthquake shook the area on Ja...

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Dolphins evacuated from quake-hit Ishikawa Prefecture

Dolphins evacuated from quake-hit Ishikawa Prefecture

Dolphins are evacuated from an aquarium in quake-hit Ishikawa Prefecture.

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Japan MSDF vessel starts transporting relief aid to quake hit Ishikawa

Japan MSDF vessel starts transporting relief aid to quake hit Ishikawa

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's transport vessel JS Osumi starts sending relief aid to quake-hit Ishikawa.

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Japan earthquake latest: at least 48 confirmed dead

Japan earthquake latest: at least 48 confirmed dead

At least 48 people are confirmed dead as of January 2 evening local time, a day following a magnitude-7.6 earthquake hit...

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Monkeys 'pray' at temple in northeastern Japan

Monkeys 'pray' at temple in northeastern Japan

Wild monkeys are seen playing at a temple in northeastern Japan and holding a rope attached to a bell, as if praying.

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Monkeys in southwestern Japan get space heater

Monkeys in southwestern Japan get space heater

Wild monkeys gather around space heaters in a zoo in southwestern Japan.

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Gutsy green onion grows on paved road

Gutsy green onion grows on paved road

A stalk of green onion is found growing on a paved road in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan.

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Japanese convenience store chains launch product collab with Japanese govt

Japanese convenience store chains launch product collab with Japanese govt

Major Japanese convenience store chains 7-Eleven, FamilyMart, and Lawson launch a new series of products in collaboratio...

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Two cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza found in Japan

Two cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza found in Japan

The first two cases of avian influenza this season are confirmed in Saga Prefecture in southwestern Japan and Ibaraki Pr...

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