Fourth-grader delivers messages to landslide-hit Atami
A fourth-grader writes messages for landslide-hit Atami City to keep the people's spirit up.
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Evacuees temporarily return home in landslide-affected Atami
Evacuees temporarily return home in landslide-affected Atami City.
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Heavy rain threatens Sea of Japan coast
The Japan Meteorological Agency strongly urges people to evacuate after heavy rain lashes neighboring Shimane and Tottor...
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Mt. Fuji opens to climbers for the first time in two years
Mt. Fuji opens to climbers for the first time in two years.
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5-meter crocodile at zoo southwest of Tokyo
Zookeepers in Shizuoka Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, unveil a crocodile that measures more than 5 meters in length.
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3D hazard map for Arakawa River vicinity in Tokyo
The Japanese government releases a three-dimensional hazard map that predicts what might happen if the Arakawa River, wh...
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Camera captures houses collapsing in Osaka
A camera captures houses collapsing in a residential area in Osaka.
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Emperor Emeritus Akihito discovers new fish species
Japanese Emperor Emeritus Akihito finds two new goby fish species.
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Bear shot dead after appearing in residential area
Hunters shoot and kill an Asian black bear after it appears in a residential area in Northern Japan.
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Cormorant fishing begins in central Japan 6 weeks late
Fishermen in central Japan begin their seasonal cormorant fishing in the Nagara River six weeks later than usual due to ...
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