TOKYO, March 14 (Xinhua) -- A member of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Forces (GSDF) has been killed during a training exercise in the city of Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, the GSDF said Friday.

Recovered grasslands need more than 75 years of continuous management to regain their biodiversity because specialized ...

Recovered grasslands need more than 75 years of continuous management to regain their biodiversity because specialized ...

A study reveals that even after 75 years of continuous management, restored grasslands do not match the biodiversity of ...

Extinguishing efforts continued on March 2 as a bushfire that emerged in Nagano Prefecture entered day three.210 ...

Unseasonable drier weather may be making the country more vulnerable to fires by leaving forests parched. Read more at ...

MATSUMOTO, Japan >> As the number of domestic skiers and snowboarders declines significantly, many ski resorts in Japan are ...

Residents have been instructed to evacuate, as more than 2,000 firefighters use helicopters and hoses to douse the flames ...

Forest fires have been reported in the Japanese prefectures of Nagano and Yamanashi in addition to the fires in the city of ...

Night - Cloudy. Winds SSW. The overnight low will be 32 °F (0 °C). Cloudy with a high of 53 °F (11.7 °C). Winds variable at 2 to 6 mph (3.2 to 9.7 kph). Cloudy today with a high of 61 °F (16. ...

Flurries with a high of 31 °F (-0.6 °C) and a 74% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 6 mph (9.7 kph). Night - Cloudy with a 61% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 3 to 6 mph (4.8 ...