Iwate

Rice paddy art depicting Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and his dog Dekopin, also known a...

Himebotaru fireflies cast their pale glow across the forest, creating a dream-like scene on Mt. O...

The number of Asian black bear sightings nationwide from January to May hit the highest ever sinc...

KITAKAMI, Iwate — An elderly woman was found dead on Friday morning after being attacked by a bea...

A woman, 81, who died in her home in Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, on Friday is believed to have be...

MORIOKA — A bear roamed through an urban area for about two hours in Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, ...

MORIOKA — Major League Baseball has launched a unique tribute to Shohei Ohtani and other Japanese...

Horses clad in vivid, decorative trappings walk during the Chagu Chagu Umakko parade in Takizawa,...

Two men were attacked by a bear in Hachimantai City’s Matsuo district in Iwate Prefecture while c...

Lavish floats carrying girls in kimono and musicians playing flutes, taiko drums and shamisen par...

MORIOKA - A bear ran through a residential area on Thursday in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, after ...

MORIOKA — A series of bear sightings near a park famous for cherry blossom viewing in Shiwa, Iwat...

KITAKAMI, Iwate — Someiyoshino cherry blossoms are beginning to bloom in Kitakami, Iwate Prefectu...

SHIZUKUISHI, Iwate — People are becoming more excited about the prospect of seeing a 100-year-old...

OFUNATO, Iwate – The city government of Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture announced Saturday cherry blo...