Japan

Yet another invasive species has been reported in the US and it is even more scary than the murder hornet.

University of Montana Journalism Professor Denise Dowling and several students are traveling to Japan for what is being termed an environmental writing course, specifically to study the effects of the Fukushima disaster.

International students from the University of Montana are worried about their families back home in Kumamoto, Japan, following back-to-back earthquakes.

A major Japanese corporation plans to offer a landmark apology for using U.S. prisoners of war for forced labor during World War II.

New York regulators say Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ will pay $315 million and some employees are being sanctioned for misleading the state about bank transactions that violated U.S. economic sanctions against several countries, including Iran, Sudan and Myanmar.

This Friday, Feb. 1, marks a gigantic leap forward for the U.S. cattle industry as Japan is set to loosen restrictions on U.S.beef imports.

Every year, the National Cherry Blossom Festival takes place in Washington D.C. to celebrate the Mayor of Tokyo's gift of Japanese cherry trees to the United States in 1912. The real goal of the Festival is to celebrate the special friendship Japan and the United States share and to promote cultural exchange between the two countries. Communications Officer for the Montana State Society, Stephanie Samford, tells us about some of the activities at the festival and announces Montana's princess this year.

Japan has initiated steps to improve access for U.S. beef. Senator Max Baucus has led efforts urging Japan to lift its unscientific restrictions on U.S. beef.

Nick Pratto, the pitcher who struck out 10 Montana batters to get his Huntington Beach, California team into the Little League World Series title game…came through with a bases-loaded single in the bottom of the final inning to lift his West squad to a 2 to 1 win over Japan.

Hundreds have been found or are presumed dead after a massive earthquake and ensuing tsunami.