Problems mainly in areas of Thessaly and northern Greece were caused yesterday by a wave of bad weather that will persist today.

This time, the construction of the Trans-Iranian Railway, which required craftsmen skilled in stonework, offered an opportunity to craftsmen from the Ioannina prefecture, Western Macedonia, Euboea ...

Japan's Defense Ministry has begun deploying Osprey transport aircraft to the Ground Self-Defense Force's new camp in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

The mercury rose to dangerously high levels in Japan on Sunday, with weather authorities issuing heatstroke alerts in 19 prefectures nationwide, including this year’s first for central Tokyo and ...

The "Otaue-sai" rice planting festival, which prays for a good harvest in autumn, was held on June 25 at a rice field of Omiwa Shrine in the city of Sakurai, Nara Prefecture. Eleven men and women ...

Many tanzaku with wishes for an early recovery from a strong earthquake in 2024 are on display at a railway station in Ishikawa Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast.

Early ripening peaches have reached their harvest season in the city of Nobeoka, Miyazaki Prefecture. These juicy, sweet-smelling peaches are a specia ...

Every summer and autumn, over 200 communities across Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture hold matsuri featuring towering kiriko, floats carrying elongated paper lanterns. The first of these ...

Hong Kong may soon relax its ban on Japanese seafood imports from 10 prefectures, according to a catering industry leader, but a restaurateur has said the move will not offset the damage from the ...

TOKYO: A woman, 81, who died in her home in Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, on Friday (July 4) is believed to have been attacked by a bear, authorities said.

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