When animals have a slow metabolic rate, they do not age but rather have a prolonged life. Resistance to diseases and genetics are also factors that can contribute to the longevity of an animal.

For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its disappearance as a bad omen. By Martin Fackler and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Suwa ...

Japanese hot springs—better known as onsens—are prized for their zen experience, with travelers coming from around the world to lounge in natural pools and bliss out. The country is home to ...

SAITAMA: Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup on Thursday (Mar 20) as South Korea were held but still inched closer along with a rampant Australia Daichi Kamada and ...

The blobfish, described as the world's ugliest animal, has been voted fish of the year in New Zealand. The creature, which grows to about 12 inches (30cm) long, is known affectionately as Mr ...

A Peruvian fisherman who was rescued after 95 days lost at sea told CNN that his faith and his desire to see his family again kept him going – along with a diet of cockroaches, birds ...

Japanese researchers are helping develop ways ... deep-fried dishes made with farmed sea bass and prawns. The farming of fish native to Africa and other parts of the world is a major Thai industry.

"We kept the price unchanged for over 10 years, but with poor catches, we had no choice," said shop manager Kei Numahata at the Nijo Fish Market, per Japan Today. The increased prices have driven ...

"This project is essential to prevent the spread of invasive carp throughout the Great Lakes ... where scientists say the fish would pose a significant threat to the region’s native species ...

China on Thursday collected Japanese fish samples for the first time as part of U.N. nuclear watchdog-led additional monitoring of the discharge of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima ...

Thousands of dead fish have washed up on a beach in northern Japan. Tons of mostly sardines and mackerel were discovered on more than a kilometre of sand stretching across the shores of Hakodate ...