When I think of a "cheery" tree, I think of quaking aspens. Why cheery you might ask? While there are no leaves this time of ...

The distribution of plants has been shaped by geological and climatic changes over time through repeated migration, ...

For a one-of-a-kind cruise experience, hop aboard the guntû cruise, a ship in Hiroshima, Japan, that's dubbed a "floating" ...

The Toronto Maple Leafs’ centre depth will face another test this season as John Tavares was placed on injured reserve on Thursday. The Leafs are calling his injury “lower body.” Leafs head ...

The Dallas Stars will be out to start another winning streak on Tuesday night when they complete a five-game road trip against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Stars had their seven-game winning ...

Meet the mistress of Nara’s last geisha house — a remarkable woman who’s on a mission to keep this complex tradition alive in ...

Even the Japanese government has been taken by surprise by the surge in foreign visits; it has smashed its target of recovering pre-pandemic tourism levels by 2025. In interviews with The ...

“Japanese maples are actually really, really good for bonsai because they tend to be more of a diminutive tree to begin with,” says Steve Pettis, commercial and consumer horticulture agent for ...

Today, the First and Second Quarter-Century Teams for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Players are listed in alphabetical order. Forwards: Matthews already has put his fingerprints on the history of the ...

TOKYO, Jan 4 — The world’s oldest person, Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka, has died aged 116, the city where she lived, Ashiya, announced today. Itooka, who had four children and five grandchildren, died ...

Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died, an Ashiya city official said Saturday. She was 116. Yoshitsugu Nagata ...