Two Yubari melons bought for an eye-popping sum topping 20,000 dollars are given away to customers in Hokkaido, northern...

The moment a car collides with a bear is caught on camera in northern Japan.

It's official--meteorological agency officials say that the rainy season has hit northern Kyushu and Shikoku, arriving m...

Empress Michiko harvests silk cocoons as her silk-farming activities near their conclusion.

Japan's meteorological agency says summer will see a rise in extremely hot days and sudden downpours.

A vacant schoolhouse in Japan gets an unprecedented makeover in an attempt to reel in tourists and breathe new life into...

Drivers are surprised by a spot-billed duck family crossing a congested road north of Tokyo.

The price of pacific bluefin tuna may be headed down as new research shows stocks rebounding.

A local resident spots a creature that looks like an alligator in a river in Fukuoka.

Nearly 100 bamboo trees in Kyoto's iconic Arashiyama were found with carvings and graffiti in different languages.