Finland's last coal-fired power and heat plant in active production will shut down permanently on Tuesday, enabling Helsinki ...

The first blossoms of the season popped open last week in Tokyo. At the Yasukuni Shrine, a lone Somei Yoshino tree revealed ...

Japan's economy could lose as much as $1.81 trillion in the event of a long-anticipated megaquake off its Pacific coast, ...

Malinin's goal is to land seven quads in a free skate. Many skaters say they're already prepping for the 2026 Olympics.

Early signs of spring are popping up with winter bulbs blooming in hyacinths, tulips and daffodils and flowering trees displaying buds on their newly refreshed limbs. The year of 2025 is a special ...

Even plants can't escape this fusion of Japanese and Scandinavian aesthetics — and we're thankful for it. So here are the ...

Alysa Liu, who walked away from figure skating at age 16 and returned last year, won the 2025 world championship on Friday.

As far back as the 14th century, the lush backyard of the contemporary Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo was called Tsubakiyama, or ...

BOSTON (AP) — American figure skating sensation Ilia Malinin sheepishly grinned when his closest rival, Japanese star Yuma ...

Instead of using traditional containers, kokedamas feature small plants suspended in moss and soil, held together by twine.

Q. I thought Natal Plum was frost-tender, but I’ve seen it survive several winters where frost occurs regularly. Is there a ...