They see its disappearance as a bad omen. By Martin Fackler and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Suwa, Japan For at least six centuries, residents along a lake in the mountains of central Japan have ...

The birds spent the winter on Japan's main island of Honshu and elsewhere and are now being seen at Kutcharo-ko in the town of Hamatonbetsu. The lake is registered under the Ramsar Convention ...

These destinations, which inspired many iconic Studio Ghibli movies, deserve a spot on your Japan bucket list for all the right reasons, Destinations News - Times Now ...

The bloom of Japan's iconic pink cherry blossoms ... or the Fuji Five Lakes — and the most famous of these is Lake Kawaguchi, where the view of Mount Fuji rising up across the water, according ...

They are also expected to take part in drills and other events staged by town authorities as public ... will serve as a model for the rest of Japan. Kazuhiko Kojima, Aikawa’s fire marshal ...