A fur seal with a plastic cord stuck around its neck is found on a beach in Aomori Prefecture.

More snow and icy roads are disrupting life in metro Tokyo.

This winter's flu epidemic is the worst in Japan since record-keeping began.

A self-taught artist in Shimane is crafting creations entirely from news inserts.

A low pressure system brings rare snowfall to southwest Japan.

12,000 fans flock from the early morning to see cuddly panda cub Xiang Xiang at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo.

With the numbers of elderly rising in Japan, experts mull a machine to dispose of used diapers.

Snow is predicted to fall Thursday in cold snap-hit Tokyo.

Two official shops of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will open for a limited time in the Japanese capital.

A week after a cold snap thousands of households on the Sea of Japan coast remain without access to water.