Traditional cormorant fishing has begun on the Nagara River in this central Japan city, with fiery torches on boats creating ...

“I want to see it become Japan’s top brand and bring that ... Tenka-fubu persimmons belong to the “Neo Sweet” variety, which Gifu Prefecture unveiled in 2015, and are known for having ...

Students in Fukui Prefectural University's Faculty of Dinosaur Paleontology will participate in cutting-edge research and ...

A man from New Hampshire has made history by taking part in a centuries-old tradition in a small Japanese town. The Tanigumi ...

Train service disruptions involving animals entering the tracks in Japan have roughly tripled over the past decade and surged ...

A fun fact: the town of Ebisugaoka is based on a real place called Kanayama, Gero, in the Gifu Prefecture. Written by Japanese author and artist Ryukishi07, the story of Silent Hill f will follow ...

MITO, Ibaraki Prefecture--Chinese spy balloons are not the first mysterious, alien vessels Japan has encountered ... a professor emeritus at Gifu University, has been leading research on the ...

Spotted a giant spider in your apartment? It’s likely the Ashidakagumo, or Japanese huntsman spider. Learn what it is and how ...

HIROSHIMA, Japan – For the Zen monks, days in the calendar that contain the digits four and nine are regarded as special. On those six days each month – except February in a leap year – the ...

Police in Ota City, Gunma Prefecture, have arrested a 17-year-old high school student on suspicion of attempted murder after he stabbed a 17-year-old Brazilian youth in the back on Saturday night.