Residents in the northern region of Akita are living in fear after dozens of assaults on humans. Riot police and the army ...

Wales captain Jac Morgan will miss the rest of the Autumn Nations Series with a dislocated shoulder. Morgan suffered his injury scoring a try in Sunday's 52-28 defeat to Argentina and will now sit out ...

Heavy rains forced the Toto Japan Classic to 54 holes and a single-hole playoff. Nasa Hataoka won her seventh LPGA title, but the chaotic finish raises questions about tournament integrity that ...

If you’re a determinedly tidy-minded gardener, then look away now, for this week’s column is an unapologetic ode to messiness, or at least to taking an intentionally laissez-faire approach to those ...

Incidents involving bears are occurring in Japan on almost a daily basis, with bears breaking into houses and attacking people gathering mushrooms in the mountains. The Osaka-based Japan ...

The temperature outside is getting colder, so many of you may be staying indoors a little more often when possible. Before you entirely shut and seal that door, opting for fireplace and fuzzy sweater, ...

A sign at the entrance to the Kasugayama Mountain Trail cautions people following a bear sighting in the area, at Nara Park in the western Japan city of Nara on Sept. 1, 2025. (Mainichi/Kazugi ...

All aboard Japan’s most scenic railways — where crimson maples, golden valleys, and mountain mists transform every autumn journey into pure magic. Spring may bring Japan’s famous cherry blossoms and ...

In Niigata Prefecture, lies the picturesque city of Uonuma, one of the biggest rice-producing places in Japan. Uonuma was formed in 2005 from the merger of six towns, which means this year is the 20th ...

Last October, I wanted to escape the usual city noise and the overcrowded fall hotspots in Japan. Don’t get me wrong — I love Kyoto and Nikko — but I was craving something different. Autumn in ...

TrueNorth Cultural Arts will bring the sights and sounds of the season with its annual fall concert “Songs of Nature.” The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 25 at Avon Lake Presbyterian Church, 32340 ...