As Japan’s rice farmers prepare for a new planting season, many will be hoping that this summer brings a reprieve from 2023’s brutal weather conditions. Niigata Prefecture, for example, typically …
The Japanese wolf. The Bonin thrush. The Japanese otter and sea lion. All are species that once flourished on the Japanese archipelago, driven to extinction by overhunting and habitat loss. …
Nagasaki – The Tsushima Municipal Assembly in Nagasaki Prefecture approved a request Tuesday calling on the city to conduct a preliminary survey to gauge its suitability to host an underground …