T HE JAPANESE picture book “Soratobu medaka” tells the extraordinary tale of tiny stream-dwelling fish called medaka hitching a ride on an obliging bird to a far-off freshwater pool. The story has ...

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Japan has the kappa. You’ll be able to spot ... This is what you’ll use for bait when fishing for these mythical critters at the aptly named Kappabuchi Pool in Tono, a city in Iwate prefecture.

Cats have been an ever-present part of Japanese culture for hundreds of years: sometimes cherished as devoted protectors of Buddhist scriptures, other times feared as devious yokai (supernatural ...

Kyoto, Japan in the spring. Experts say the best time to visit Japan is during the cherry blossom season from late March to mid-May. In Japan, fall foliage stretches late into the year ...

The earthquake occurred off the coast of Torishima Island, which is uninhabited, at 8:14 a.m. on Tuesday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The advisory was lifted at 11 a.m. By ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. An official for the Japan Meteorological Agency speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Tuesday, Sept. 24 ...

A deadly knife attack on a Japanese schoolboy in China has stoked frictions between the two countries and raised safety concerns at a time when China is trying to attract foreigners for work and ...

Many Japanese fishing villages are in economic decline due to persistent low catch totals and rapid aging of their workforce, so in an attempt to revitalize these communities, the Japanese government ...

Record rainfall has brought deadly flooding and landslides to a coastal region of Japan still recovering from a devastating New Year’s Day earthquake. Japan’s weather agency issued its highest ...