Near the centre of Japan’s largest lake, a quiet shift in archaeological understanding has begun to take shape. Researchers ...

Yomegashima Island on Lake Shinji, Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. (Bernard Gagnon via Wikipedia) (CN) – The 1993 collapse of two fisheries in a Japanese lake could have been caused by ...

A beautiful lake can be enjoyed all year round, of course. But having grown up on the Great Lakes, I know how fun going to the lake is in summer. The near unbearable (for someone from a colder climate ...

Japan’s Lake Biwa, one of the oldest lakes in the world, may be claiming a largemouth bass that might tie the oldest and most cherished all-tackle world record in freshwater fishing. Reports indicate ...

SUWA, Japan (Reuters) - Kiyoshi Miyasaka climbs the stone steps of his shrine, autumn leaves crunching under his feet. The Shinto priest, dressed in white, aims an orange leaf blower at a row of ...

A Japanese salmon thought to have been extinct for 70 years has been discovered in a lake near Mount Fuji. The kunimasu salmon, also called the black kokanee, is a subspecies of sockeye salmon that's ...