The Nemuro Peninsula in Hokkaido forms the easternmost tip of Japan. There, the "hanasakigani" blue king crab fishing season is now at its peak, accompanied by the raucous chorus of flocks of ...

NEMURO, Hokkaido—A “higuma” brown bear was caught on video attacking a light truck on a forest road here on April 28. The driver, in his 50s, was on his way to pick wild vegetables when the ...

The Japanese Defense Ministry earlier said that a suspected Russian helicopter entered Japan’s airspace over the Nemuro Peninsula at about 12:44 p.m. local time (3:44 a.m. GMT). Japan’s Air ...