Locals in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido caught a brown bear in a trap on Thursday night.

The eggs of a pair of Japanese sparrowhawks hatch in the grounds of a Tokyo elementary school.

Researchers have identified a fireball seen streaking across the night sky over wide areas of Japan in early July as a m...

Torrential rains are causing flooding and landslides in southwestern Japan, leaving dozens dead.

A box of premium heart-shaped cherries sells for 300,000 yen at an auction in Aomori Prefecture. That makes a single Jun...

Visitors gather in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan to get a glimpse of a special flower. The "queen of the night" is cac...

A former weather station atop Mt. Fuji that has been used as a research base in recent years is in danger of closure as ...

A pair of Japanese sparrow hawks have built a nest in a Tokyo school ground tree as classes were suspended due to the co...

Dozens of people are taken to hospital for heat-related illnesses as the temperature soars in Japan's capital.

Purchasing fresh produce directly from farmers is gaining popularity in Tokyo as the method can help avoid close human c...