In this continuing series, we take a look ahead at US-bred and/or conceived runners entered for the upcoming weekend at the tracks on the Japan Racing Association circuit, with a focus on pedigree and ...

This list features 10 standout destinations, from scenic lakes and mountain retreats to lesser-known local treasures worth ...

After an online media outlet reported that Pyongyang was secretly discharging uranium wastewater into rivers flowing into ...

The Fukushima accident prompted a pullback from atomic power in Japan, with the power source falling from 30 per cent of the ...

A decades-old manga has Japan on edge as fresh earthquakes hit the countrys south. Despite scientists stressing that quakes ...

Quakes are extremely hard to predict, but in January a government panel marginally increased the probability of a major jolt ...

TOKYO - Five prefectures may consider hosting the final disposal sites for soil removed during decontamination work following the accident at the Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc’s ...

A radiation contour map of the Fukushima nuclear accident created by Gunma University professor Yukio Hayakawa. The exclusion zone roughly corresponds to the purple and dark orange areas on this map.

Science Fukushima’s Worst-Case Scenarios Much of what you’ve heard about the nuclear accident is wrong.

A new map of China's national borders has sparked protests from governments in Asia after its boundaries drew in the territories of its neighbors—including a small chunk of Russia. The map ...

Timeline: Cleaning up the Fukushima disaster The Fukushima Daiichi plant was devastated by a tsunami in 2011, but Japan’s efforts to clean up have been mired in controversy.

At the Fukushima nuclear power plant, the gigantic wave surged over coastal defences and flooded the reactors, sparking a major disaster.