Firefly squids washed ashore on central Japan island
Massive amounts of firefly squids wash up on the shore of Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan.
read moreTokyo's Ueno Park to allow visitors to drink while seeing cherry blossoms this year
Tokyo's Ueno Park will allow visitors to drink while seeing cherry blossoms this year for the first time in four years.
read moreNew supercomputer expected to improve accuracy of linear rainband prediction
The Japan Meteorological Agency begins using a new supercomputer expected to improve the accuracy of predicting linear r...
read more90 hectares of mountain burned in west of Tokyo
A controlled burn takes place in Mt. Omuro in Shizuoka Prefecture, burning around 90 hectares of land.
read moreGrass burning at Akiyoshidai plateau in western Japan
A large-scale grass burning event takes place at Akiyoshidai plateau in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, to promote ...
read more80,000 plum trees woo visitors in western Japan
Around 80,000 plum trees woo visitors in Wakayama Prefecture.
read moreSun pillar phenomenon in northern Japan
A sun pillar appears in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido as temperatures drop to around 30 degrees below zero...
read moreGodzilla Megamullion features named after monster's body parts
The topographic features of the Godzilla Megamullion, a gigantic seabed formation located about 600 kilometers southeast...
read moreWild boar attacks snowboarders at ski resort
A wild boar appears at the Ikenotaira Onsen Ski Area in Myoko, Niigata Prefecture and attacks visitors using the slopes.
read moreNearly 2,000 nishikigoi carp awe visitors
Nearly 2,000 nishikigoi carp exhibited in a show in Tokyo awe visitors.
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