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.

Japan confirmed on Thursday the season's first avian influenza outbreak, with authorities identifying around 19,000 birds for culling at a poultry farm on the northernmost main island of Hokkaido ...

In this festive article, HIH Princess Takamado shares photos of birds in red berries, for a variety of reasons!

MUKAWA, Hokkaido--Fossils unearthed here are likely of an unknown dinosaur species that was an ancestor of birds, Hokkaido University and the town of Mukawa announced on Jan. 6. The fossilized ...

HOKKAIDO - Penguins at Asahiyama Zoo in Hokkaido ... The strolls are intended to help keep the birds fit during winter, taking advantage of penguins' habit of walking in groups to look for ...