According to Penn State, Joro spiders can survive in low temperatures and are often found in northern Honshu, Japan, where ...

Sukayu, a resort location in far northern Honshu, averages an incredible 694.5 inches, or almost 58 feet, of snowfall each year, according to the JMA. The highest known 24-hour snowfall and snow ...

Authorities said the typhoon is expected to gradually shift its course westward on Aug. 11 and pound northern Honshu island with stormy weather the following day. JMA officials warned the typhoon ...

Snow may accumulate in the Kanto-Koshin region, including central Tokyo, through early Sunday morning. Weather authorities ...

They developed their own distinct language, history and culture, which were quite different from Japanese, and also lived in northern Honshu, Sakhalin and the Kuril islands. The Ainu people hunted ...

Aomori Prefecture on the northern tip of Honshu Island alone experienced a whopping 139 centimeters of snow in January, three times the average amount and enough to be considered a natural disaster.

It was the first time for a company based in this northern Honshu prefecture of Aomori to win. The food contest, the 11th in a series, is hosted by East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) to promote ...