A decision made 70 years ago to reforest vast swathes of Japan with just two kinds of tree has come back to haunt the country ...

An amendment to Japan's Civil Code looks set to allow shared parenting for the first time.

A number of tsunami advisories remain in place across Japan's north-east coast Japan remains on high alert for aftershocks after its meteorological agency warned of an increased risk of a large ...

Japan's annual springtime sniffles aren't just bad—they're the legacy of a postwar forestry bet that went sideways, reports ...

Officials in Japan have warned of an increased risk of a "huge" earthquake in the next week after a 7.7 magnitude quake struck off the north-east coast, triggering an evacuation order and warnings of ...