The captain’s arrest had raised fears of a broader diplomatic confrontation between Japan and China, which have been at odds for months.

The seizure of the trawler, which Japan said was sailing in its waters in the East China Sea, is likely to add to tensions ...

The large-scale Pacific Ocean climate patterns that help steer weather patterns around the globe are shifting yet again.

A study of ancient fossilized crustaceans uncovers how cold-water species once migrated across the North Pacific, revealing ...

Seabed 2030 aims to map the entirety of the ocean floor by 2030, but is it a possible endeavour – and what have they found so ...

Chinese coast guard vessels entered Japan’s territorial waters near the disputed Senkaku Islands for the second time this ...

Fossil crustaceans preserved in Japanese sediments reveal how ancient ocean currents linked Asia and North America during the ...

China’s increasingly assertive posture is no longer confined to the Taiwan Strait. In December, a Chinese military fighter ...

The Kuroshio Extension, which typically flows eastward along 36°N from the Japanese coast, has deviated sharply from its ...

TOKYO, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party is likely to increase seats and gain a majority in the lower house in a general election on February 8, a ...

The gang at Present & Correct found a cache of pre-war tourist maps of Japan while rummaging around in Tokyo’s Jinbōchō used book district. They photographed them for a new self-published book called ...

Air Canada has announced a major expansion of its trans-Pacific network with the launch of nonstop flights to Sapporo beginning December 2026. The new service will operate three times weekly from ...