The second lunar lander from Japanese space exploration company ispace snapped a stunning image of the Earth as it prepares for its journey to the moon.

A record-breaking deep earthquake registered in May 2015 offshore of Japan likely was not a tectonic event but triggered by a ...

Point Nemo, also called the 'Pacific Pole of Inaccessibility' due to its remoteness from any landmass. According to National ...

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Dating key tectonic events in Japan's geological history has long been often challenging due to poor microfossil preservation ...

Japan's landscapes range from snowy mountains to subtropical warmth. They are full of wildlife - and animals' and people's lives often cross as they adapt to these extremes.

A Japanese startup has developed a motor for electric vehicles that requires no rare-earth elements. The global auto industry ...

Japan's government has been considering joining a U.S.-led space telescope initiative to search for Earth-like planets and ...

It is ‘the sound’ of the island. It has ancient roots and is the precursor of the Japanese Shamisen. It has a lovely mellow tone which visitors to Okinawa hear everywhere they go. It is a ...

BEIJING—China has detained a Chinese employee of a Japanese trading house specializing in non-ferrous metals since March on suspicion of espionage related to rare earth trading, sources said.