The volcanic eruption underway at Mt. Shinmoe in southwest Japan gathers force.

Tokyo's Ueno Zoo releases new video of adorable panda cub Xiang Xiang.

Mt. Shinmoe in southwest Japan erupts massively, grounding more than 90 flights at Kagoshima airport.

A mysterious yellow waterfall attracts people to the backcountry of a ski resort in northern Japan.

Japan's meteorological agency says the La Nina effect was behind an unusually cold winter in western Japan.

Mt. Shinmoe in southwest Japan erupts for the first time in over four months.

A powerful low pressure system lashes Hokkaido with deadly blizzards.

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes Iriomote Island in southern Japan.

A low pressure system wallops Hokkaido with snow.

A panda cub in Tokyo sports her new 'judo technique'.