The cherry blossom festival is underway at Hirosaki Castle in northern Japan, offering perfect scenes of flowers carpet...

Folks in Japan's capital got a surprise Monday as weather turned from summery to lightning and even hail.

Japan kicks off its annual Cool Biz campaign to dress down as summer approaches.

The World Bonsai Convention wows visitors near Tokyo as bonsai exports boom worldwide.

The cherry blossom front is close to sweeping Japan as a weatherman declares cherries in bloom in northern Sapporo.

The complete skeleton of a large dinosaur is found in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main isle.

Residents in Bibai, northern Japan are surprised to find a bear cub on the outskirts of town.

Japan exceeds its quota of Pacific bluefin tuna for the year amid concerns over stocks.

The central government's Earthquake Research Committee releases quake probability data indicating the chance of a massi...

Just when you thought it was over--"hanami" of a different sort is in full swing as 200-year-old Yamada wisteria blossom...