The Borough of Trees is getting a first-of-its-kind Japanese mini-forest this spring – which is slated to improve air quality ...

Wildfires have been reported in the mountainous regions of two prefectures in western Japan. Residents in some of the areas ...

Deep in the southern reaches of Japan, where the Pacific Ocean meets ... The entrance fee to the forest is 500 yen (about $4) per person at the time of writing. In the heart of the "Mononoke ...

Wildfires have hit several regions in western Japan, injuring at least two people, forcing dozens of residents to evacuate ...

The forest fire that swept through parts of Imabari in western Japan has been declared contained, Mayor Shigeki Tokunaga ...

Japan is fighting a forest fire that has damaged dozens of homes and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate in a northeastern coastal city. The fire has burned about 2,100 hectares (5,190 acres ...

Various sansai (literally, “mountain vegetables”) come to market as winter thaws into spring. For most Japanese, the culinary allure of these edible plants lies in their bitterness that ...

Japan is fighting a forest fire that has damaged dozens of homes and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate in a northeastern coastal city. The fire has burned about 2,100 hectares (5,190 acres ...

More than 2,000 firefighters were battling Japan’s biggest forest fire in three decades ... posted a vacation photo on Valentine’s Day and captioned it “Puppy Mountain,” it became a sensation in China ...

A forest fire, which started last Wednesday, continues to spread behind houses in Ofunato, Iwate prefecture, northern Japan, Monday, March 3, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP) 32,615 people played the ...

The Borough of Trees is getting a first-of-its-kind Japanese mini-forest this spring – which ... bearberry, narrow leaf mountain mint and hayscented fern. It wasn’t clear what would happen ...

Imabari, Ehime Pref., March 31 (Jiji Press)--The forest fire that had ravaged parts of Imabari, a city in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, has been contained, Mayor Shigeki Tokunaga said Monday. The ...