Japanese apricots and plums blossom in western Tokyo

Japanese apricots and plums blossom in western Tokyo

Winter cold brings winter sweets, Japanese apricots and plums, to blossom in a western suburb of Tokyo.

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Snowstorms raging in northern Japan

Snowstorms raging in northern Japan

Snowstorms are raging in northern Japan due to the coldest front this winter.

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Coldest front this winter slams northern Japan with snow

Coldest front this winter slams northern Japan with snow

The coldest front this winter in northern Japan is feared to bring more severe snowstorms.

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Hokkaido sees winter's deepest freeze

Hokkaido sees winter's deepest freeze

People in far north Japan are suffering under the winter's coldest weather yet.

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First fugu auction nets high prices

First fugu auction nets high prices

Prices are up for poisonous pufferfish, or fugu, in Japan's first auction of the year.

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Japan, Inc. starts work in 2017

Japan, Inc. starts work in 2017

"Japan, Inc." returns to business on the first working day of 2017.

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M6.3 quake strikes east Japan

M6.3 quake strikes east Japan

A magnitude 6.3 quake struck eastern Japan just after 9:30 PM Wednesday local time.

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Radiation levels drop in Fukushima fish

Radiation levels drop in Fukushima fish

Radiation levels in fish taken off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture this year are within the nation's safety limit for ...

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Cold snap delivers magical winter scenery

Cold snap delivers magical winter scenery

A cold snap delivers magical winter scenes across Japan.

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Post-blaze recovery as main street reopens

Post-blaze recovery as main street reopens

Itoigawa's main thoroughfare reopens and residents begin picking up the pieces of their lives five days after a blaze gu...

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