Thursday I biked from the mountains of Japan’s Shikoku Island to the ocean, with the passage of time — and old age — on my mind Toronto Star 04:05 Thu, 05 Dec Wednesday Moderate mag. 4.8 earthquake - ...

The swimming beach at Island Lake County Park north of Silverdale has temporarily closed due to high levels of fecal bacteria, the Kitsap Public Health District announced June 11.

This paper describes the investigation results of archaeological remains on the bottom of Lake Biwa, Japan. The positions of ancient potteries were observed optically by the hovering-type AUV “Hobalin ...

KYOTO -- Multiple structures of the historic Lake Biwa Canal here are set to be designated as national treasures and important cultural properties. While they were constructed over a century ago ...

A government panel has proposed that some Lake Biwa canal facilities in western Japan be collectively designated as a national treasure. Five of the canal facilities, which were built to help ...

Incorporating the most advanced civil engineering technology during the mid-Meiji period in Japan, the Lake Biwa canal facilities not only played key roles in water infrastructure and power generation ...

The Nicaraguan version of the "Uminoko" program takes place on Lake Managua, the second largest lake in the country, just like the namesake original program has been held on Lake Biwa, Japan's ...

A court on Monday sentenced a man to one year in prison, suspended for three years, for abusing rabbits on an island in western Japan. Riku Hotta, 25, killed or injured seven rabbits on Okuno Island, ...

During the summer, kayakers and canoers access Loon Lake on their way to Loon Lake Island. "We have a dock on the other side. They'll do a lot of bird watching," Tomford said.

A version of this article appears in print on March 29, 2025, Section A, Page 4 of the New York edition with the headline: In Japan, Warnings From an Iceless Lake and an Absent God.

There is a special “cat island” in Assassin’s Creed Shadows, and you can find it in the middle of Lake Biwa in Omi. Here are detailed instructions.