Heavy snowfall is expected on the Sea of Japan side of Honshu and Hokkaido from Wednesday through Sunday, with significant travel disruption likely. The Japan Meteorological Agency warned that these ...

WASHINGTON, March 17, 2011 -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has authorized up to $35 million in initial Defense Department funds for humanitarian aid to Japan, a Pentagon spokesman said this ...

Getting there: San'in is comprised of two prefectures -- Shimane and Tottori -- on the west coast of Honshu, Japan's main island.

The depth at which the quake took place is 62 km and it occurred at 07:01:24 IST. An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 on the Richter scale struck Southeast of Honshu in Japan on Friday, the National Centre ...

The discovery of vast amounts of microplastics accumulated on the ocean floor off the east coast of the main Japanese island of Honshu has sparked alarm among researchers, with deposits in some areas ...