Two people were dead after a cargo ship collided with a sport fishing boat off Mie Prefecture in central Japan on Friday, the ...

The 499-ton cargo ship is believed to have rammed into the boat that was anchored for fishing, splitting the fishing boat's hull in two.

Snowfall in parts of Japan has also left about 200 people injured. One city recorded 72 inches of snow, the highest in almost 40 years.

A mushroom picker in his 70s was found dead with his head and torso ripped away after a bear attack. The elderly man in his 70s went missing after going into the woods of Iwate in Japan to harvest ...

Video. Unusually heavy snow in Japan has killed 30 people and buried some regions under 4.5 metres, forcing troops to help clear roads and support the elderly.

Nearly three weeks of heavy snowfall in Japan has left 46 dead and 558 injured, with northern regions struggling under deep ...