MAKINOHARA, Shizuoka Prefecture--A tornado slammed into Shizuoka Prefecture on the night of May 1 stripping homes of roof tiles, knocking down utility poles and leaving three people injured ...

MAKINOHARA, Shizuoka Prefecture--Authorities surveying damage from a May 1 tornado said the rare storm left 97 structures partially damaged or destroyed in this city and nearby municipalities.

A tea wholesale store based in the city of Makinohara, Shizuoka Prefecture, has developed a technology to ensure a tea stem floats vertically — an omen of good fortune widely believed by Japanese.

BOJ survey data from June showed business sentiment in the wider Tokai region - which includes Shizuoka prefecture, where Makinohara is located, and also cities such as Nagoya - lagged the ...

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A woman puts her hands together in prayer at the parking lot where the child care facility bus in which China Kawamoto was left inside was parked in Makinohara, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Sept.