THE SNOW WAS GENTLY FALLING when we arrived in Furano close to midnight. But the skies had cleared by morning, leaving behind ...

The footage, released by the San Diego Zoo, shows elephants form an "alert circle" during a 5.2 magnitude earthquake near San Diego, California. According to the San Diego Zoo, the behavior is a ...

Check out this list of the best gardens to visit in Japan. A wild 'snow monkey' walks near a hot spring in Central ... Again, Hokkaido is a great bet as it doesn’t rain much there at all. Can’t say ...

Despite offering some of Japan’s most beautiful scenery, Shirakawa-ko isn’t all that famous. “Wait a second,” you might be saying, “isn’t that village in Gifu Prefecture with the thatched roofs one of ...

Head to the unsung Japanese region of Tohoku to discover its traditional inns, and immerse yourself in the thermal waters ...