The Oriental Storks were once extinct in Japan. But thanks to the dedicated efforts of people in Toyooka, Hyogo Prefecture, ...

In the heat of summer, HIH Princess Takamado presents a cooling selection of her photos of birds bathing. English version ...

Great cormorants were once endangered in Japan, but now they've eaten and pooped their way onto the holy island of Miyajima's most-wanted list.

How birds of prey drink – A Eurasian sparrowhawk by the stream ...

Japan is experiencing record tourism this year, with many tourist attractions packed with crowds. Still, there's an easy way ...

Authorities in Japan say the Baikal teal duck is a major hazard in the skies after the bird caused a fatal plane crash in ...

Birds of Japan, by Mark Brazil. 416 pages CHRISTOPHER HELM, Field Guide.

Just check out one subspecies of the long-tailed tit, or shima enaga. Specifically, this group lives in Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost (and second-largest) island.

But the birds, a national treasure in Japan and long a favorite subject of scroll artists here, have almost disappeared because of hunting, pesticides and development. Japan's last native ibis ...

Fuji Television Network Inc., one of Japan's top commercial broadcasters, and Rovio Entertainment, the game's maker, introduced the latest Angry Birds seasonal episode on March 7: Sakura Ninja.