According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, 47 inches of snowfall occurred during a 12-hour period on Monday in Obihiro, with blizzard conditions likely across northeast parts of the country. The ...

After a random knife assault at a bus stop in front of JR Nagano station on January 22 left one person dead and two injured, Nikkan Gendai (Jan 25) raised the issue of how incidents of this nature ...

Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, who set up SANAA 30 years ago, talk about how nature is both the context and inspiration ...

The founders of Japanese studio SANAA, Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, have been awarded the 2025 Royal Gold Medal by the Royal Institute of British Architects.

Over nearly a week (February 13–19, 1959), a relentless storm at Mount Shasta Ski Bowl amassed 189 inches (15.75 feet) of ...

Land topography is usually formed gradually over long periods of time, but sometimes a single event can dramatically change things. On New Year's Day in 2024, a devastating earthquake in the Noto ...

LVMH brands including Louis Vuitton, Dior, Celine, Chaumet and Moët Hennessy will be showcased in permanent and temporary ...

Asian art and contemporary fashion collided at the 2025 Museum of Fine Arts Houston’s Fashion Fusion show Jan. 30, drawing ...

Spot rare wildlife, soak in a hot spring and sail in a frozen wonderland on Japan’s northernmost island.

Swedbank’s fossil lending has dropped 90% and its new policy bans loans to most fossil fuel companies. Will other Nordic ...

Stress is something we all experience in our lives more than we would like. Luckily, there are many ways to relieve stress, ...

The findings provide the strongest evidence yet that asteroids may have planted the seeds of life on Earth and that these ...