A canal was dug as a last resort to revive the city. It still supplies water, generates power and boosts tourism. Lake Biwa is Japan's largest lake and lies to the east of Kyoto in Shiga Prefecture ...

Japan is battling uncorroborated rumors stemming from a British tabloid that water released from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant killed tons of fish that have blanketed a shoreline in ...