Sea urchins, salmon and octopuses died in vast ... said ocean heat waves have occurred frequently in waters around Japan from July to September in recent years and are now becoming more common.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, record high temperatures for three years running was the first time that has occurred since the agency began tracking surface sea temperatures in 1982.

Surrounded by the vast Pacific Ocean, Japan’s Ise-Shima region is a place where ancient traditions, spirituality and the great outdoors collide.

Chinese experts have joined a marine mission led by the International Atomic Energy Agency aimed at backing up Japan’s environmental monitoring results around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

Sino-Japanese tensions in the East China Sea have been building steadily since ... Washington increased its deployments in and around Japan. Early this year, as military interactions raised ...