NHK has learned that a bustling entertainment district in Akita City, northern Japan, in October saw a decline in its number ...

Shiroki Mitsunari does not remember seeing bears in the picturesque Japanese mountain village of Shirakawa when he was a ...

Kappo is owned by Omakase Restaurant Group, the team behind San Francisco's Michelin-starred Niku Steakhouse and recently ...

Travelers to Hokkaido and Sapporo are urged to stay alert and avoid bear-prone areas as sightings reach alarming levels.

China’s recent warning to travelers to avoid Japan and for students already there to exercise caution is unacceptable, a Japanese government spokesperson said after Beijing ratcheted up its response ...

The Senkaku Islands (called the Diaoyu Islands by China) have long been disputed between China and Japan despite the fact ...

The victim, a woman in her 40s, was stabbed in her side and her left hand while in the basement of a building in the busy ...

This Los Angeles neighbourhood is an enclave of mochi ball bakeries, manga bookshops and cool karaoke bars where you can sing ...

Bear sightings and attacks have increased in parts of Japan, especially in municipalities close to or adjacent to populated ...

Two bears have been spotted in a persimmon tree in a residential area in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan.