Zookeepers weigh a baby giant panda in public to attract visitors in central Japan.

A suspected tornado tosses about vehicles leaving damage in its wake in Akita Prefecture, northern Japan.

A mysterious fireball darts across the predawn sky in Niigata Prefecture, northern Japan.

A 39-year-old elephant gives birth at a facility in eastern Japan.

The season's first snow gracing the top of Mt. Fuji is the latest since monitoring began.

Japanese scientists are exploring a volcanic island for the first time since it grew dramatically in eruptions beginning...

Twin jaguar cubs are back on view at a zoo in Osaka, western Japan.

This fall's coldest weather is bringing gorgeous scenery to the Japanese archipelago.

People in Sapporo dig out from their first snow accumulation of the season.

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits Tottori Prefecture, western Japan. No fatalities are reported.