Elementary schools in Tokyo hold entrance ceremonies amid cherry blossoms in full bloom.

A wild boar keeps villagers in western Japan occupied in a failed pursuit that lasts 20 hours.

Cherry blossoms officially reach full bloom in Tokyo and elsewhere after taking their own sweet time to do so.

A beautiful snow corridor with eight-meter walls in northern Japan is open to the public for just two days.

A farm in central Japan has 59 baby goats frolicking about and about 11 more expected during this year's birthing season...

A large and mysterious hole is found in a wheat field after reports of a fireball in the skies over northern Japan.

An avalanche strikes near the summit of Mt. Adatara, Fukushima Prefecture, affecting two climbers.

A late-season blizzard dumps 60 centimeters of snow on Lake Yamanaka east of Tokyo.

An avalanche strikes a group of high school students at a ski resort north of Tokyo leaving at least 8 students feared d...

Culling begins in response to a mass bird flu outbreak at a chicken farm in northeast Japan.