A traditional Japanese sewing technique called sashiko, taught to victims of a 2011 disaster, has sparked a business creating distinctive footwear.

Wildfires in Okayama Prefecture in western Japan have been contained five days after their outbreak, with evacuation orders ...

Japan is fighting a forest fire that has damaged dozens of homes and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate in a ...

Suicides among elementary, junior high and high school students in Japan hit a record high in 2024 despite the overall number ...

The wildfires burned through a cumulative 900ha, but no casualties have been reported. Read more at straitstimes.com.

HANAMAKI, Iwate Prefecture—Hotel employee Chen Mei Hui has helped to put this hot spring resort in northeastern Japan on the must-visit list for many tourists from her native Taiwan.

The prefectures in western Japan, Okayama and Ehime, have been experiencing an escalating wildfire since Sunday evening, ...

MATSUYAMA,JAPAN, Mar 24 (Kyodo/APP): Firefighting efforts continued Monday against wildfires in two western Japan prefectures ...

IWATE, (Japan): Firefighting efforts continued in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, as the forest fire spread on Friday (Feb 28), and the number of helicopters being used to help put out the fire has ...

Wednesday marks one month since massive wildfires broke out in the city of Ofunato in northeastern Japan's Iwate Prefecture.

Strong winds intensified out-of-control wildfires in two western Japan prefectures on Wednesday, leaving at least eight ...