NEMURO, Hokkaido--Bird watchers here might have thought they had been magically transported across the Pacific when they spotted the national symbol of the United States here in a wetland.

BIBAI, Hokkaido--A mammoth flock of white-fronted ... Japan’s largest and northernmost stopover point for the migratory birds. The birds will remain at the pond until early May, putting on ...

NEMURO, Hokkaido -- A solar energy company planning a megaproject ... expert Keisuke Saito of the Institute for Raptor Biomedicine Japan, who has been studying birds of prey in the area since 2013, ...

flocks of these little chirping birds often visit bird feeders, or flit about amidst tree branches searching for food. In Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost prefecture, the long-tailed tits lack the ...

Photo provided by Professor Sakoda Yoshihiro at Hokkaido University. Sakoda was struck by Komatsu's concerns. "At the time, we did not have the tools to save the infected birds proactively," he ...

Hokkaido, Japan is among the most attractive winter destinations for Filipinos and tourists from around the world with its ...