Snow crab season kicks off in central Japan
The snow crab season kicks off on the Sea of Japan.
read moreBird that looks like Donald Trump
Police are looking for the owner of a golden pheasant that some say looks like Donald Trump.
read more6 persimmons fetch 100,000 yen
A box of persimmons fetches 100,000 yen in the season's first auction in Ishikawa Prefecture.
read moreFirst snowfall observed in northern Japan
The first snowfall of the season is observed in parts of Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido.
read moreBaby emperor penguin weighed
A zookeeper at Adventure World, a park in western Japan, weighs a month-old emperor penguin.
read moreHakkoda's foliage reflection
Autumn colors at Tsutanuma Lake, northern Japan, are enchanting visitors.
read moreKochia plants turn red north of Tokyo
Kochia plants, also known as the summer cypress, have turned red at Hitachi Seaside Park north of Tokyo.
read moreWild bear spotted in shopping center
A mall in Ishikawa Prefecture suspends operations after a bear enters the facility.
read moreDelivering sacred stones to mountaintop shrine
Shinto priests are on a mission to deliver holy stones to a shrine on the summit of Mt. Tsurugi in central Japan.
read moreA day in Tokyo's park amid coronavirus
Tokyo's Hibiya Park takes precautions against the novel coronavirus as people visit for leisure and work.
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