MIYAWAKA, Fukuoka Prefecture--Two elementary school students drowned and a third was pulled unconscious from a river in Fukuoka Prefecture on July 21 on the first day of their summer break.

The Mogami River is one of the most important waterways in northern Japan. It runs for 229 kilometers through Yamagata Prefecture, with around 80% of the prefecture's population living along its ...

According to the report, nearly 67 percent of Japan has forest coverage ... thermal springs wind through the Colorado River region, wellness centers nestle in Utah's red rock country, and beach ...

Kato explained in the Japan Times, “There is a big misconception that fires don’t occur in humid climates, but this is actually not true, and forest fires can occur anywhere in the world.” ...

Makino Mantaro, in the Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK ... the end of the last glacial period, and the forest today is primarily unchanged from 8,000 years ago. That was the Jomon Period when ...