A natural phenomenon called "Omiwatari," in which ice forming on the surface of Lake Suwa in Nagano Prefecture splits to ...

YOKOHAMA--Japan’s first Arctic research vessel now under construction here will be capable of smashing through sea ice up to 1.2 meters thick to reach the northern polar region to study sea ...

With little information to go by, the Austrians Albert Leichtfried, Markus Bendler and photographer Hermann Erber travelled to Japan in search of the country's ice climbing potential. Apart from ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Engineers at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant have designed an "ice wall" to stop the spread of radiation into the groundwater. Produced by Maya Dangerfield.

Japan's Consumer Affairs Agency is calling on people to exercise caution when bidding farewell to their loved ones. Agency officials say there have been fatalities caused by carbon dioxide ...