Japan’s Iwate Prefecture announced today that they are partnering up with The Pokémon Company to have the Rock Pokémon Geodude be their tourism ambassador. The reason behind choosing Geodude of all ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan issued a tsunami advisory for Iwate prefecture in the north of ‌the country on Sunday, public broadcaster NHK ‌said, asking residents to stay away from coastal areas. A tsunami ...

Tours allowing visitors to observe hibernating Asian black bears at a zoo here is drawing strong interest amid a series of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A strong earthquake and several subsequent tremors rattled northern Japan on Sunday evening, triggering tsunami advisories along ...

OFUNATO, Iwate Prefecture—A destructive and deadly wildfire entered its sixth day here, and authorities said there is still no end in sight. The forest fire has burned about 2,100 hectares, up about ...

Iwate Prefecture will ask the central government for continued assistance after the second-phase reconstruction period expires at the end of fiscal 2025 following the massive earthquake and tsunami in ...

Japanese authorities began culling some 50,000 chickens Sunday after a bird flu outbreak at a farm in the northern Iwate Prefecture region. It is the 19th bird flu outbreak of the season in Japan, the ...

OFUNATO, Iwate Prefecture—Much-needed rain finally arrived here on March 5, raising hopes that firefighters can slow a raging wildfire that entered its eighth day. The Morioka Local Meteorological ...

IWATE, (Japan): Firefighting efforts continued in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, as the forest fire spread on Friday (Feb 28), and the number of helicopters being used to help put out the fire has ...

Japan Issues Tsunami Advisory for Iwate Prefecture in Northern Japan, NHK Says TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan issued a tsunami advisory for Iwate prefecture in the north of the country on Sunday, public ...

TOKYO - Japan issued a tsunami advisory for Iwate prefecture in the north of the country on Sunday, public broadcaster NHK said, asking residents to stay away from coastal areas. A tsunami was ...