KANAGAWA--In Japan, researchers are feeding vegetables ... where the coastline faces a stark decrease in seaweed forests that host a diverse array of marine life and support the livelihoods ...

One reason why there was no legal penalty can be found in the lush remote forests in northern Japan. One day in late July, amid the sweltering heat, about 20 people were making their way through ...

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 ...

Firefighters have searched forests surrounding the northern Japanese city of Ofunato for lingering fires and heat sources after wildfires consumed 9 percent of the city's area. About 400 people ...

2019 marks the end of the Heisei era in Japan, which spanned 30 years ... The village is 95 percent mountains and forests, and forestry is a major industry. It had about 1,400 residents as ...