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 ...

NAGANO--Police are asking the public for information about a man who killed one person and injured two others in a knife attack in front of JR Nagano Station on Jan. 22. Nagano prefectural police ...

Miharu Takizakura (Fukushima): A national treasure and one of Japan’s Three Most Famous Cherry Blossom Trees, this 1,000-year-old weeping cherry is surrounded by a visitor path. See more top cherry ...

AMBIR TOLANG VIA GETTY IMAGES An alarming rise in the number of forest fires has been devastating Nepal's forests and releasing massive amounts of carbon that threaten both biodiversity and the ...

The mountains of Nagano Prefecture are a popular destination, but 13 people were reported missing or dead there in 2024 Experts are warning hikers and skiers in Japan against overestimating their ...

Observers have wondered why the council chairman and the leadership of the communities could not organise the youths to comb and take over the forests and protect their poor farmers. In recent ...

The first roads that cut through rainforests are well-known conduits for deforestation.However, new research finds that secondary roads, those that branch off the primary road, cause far more ...

Mar. 26, 2025 — Getting zapped with millions of volts of electricity may not sound like a healthy activity, but for some trees, it is. A new study reports that some tropical tree species are not ...