Municipal governments in Shimane and Hiroshima prefectures are teaming up to ask the national government for solutions after noise from low ･･･ ...

If an emergency were to occur, she would need to evacuate to Masuda, approximately 140 km west, within Shimane Prefecture. However, Kobayashi worries about the long time it would take to reach ...

IZUMO, Shimane Prefecture--A resort complex with guest rooms built into a cliff facing the Sea of Japan opened here on May 1. Izumo Hotel the Cliff in the Tachiko district features eight guest ...

A property in the countryside of Japan is on the market with an intriguing asking price. The traditional home located in the ...

Seoul strongly protested Japan's renewed territorial claim over Dokdo, Saturday, following an event held in Shimane ...

Like many communities in rural Japan, Izumo City in Shimane Prefecture is struggling with a declining population. Many of its younger residents head off to major cities like Tokyo and Osaka and to ...

An annual event to mark Shimane Prefecture-designated "Takeshima Day" is held in Matsue, western Japan, on Feb. 22, 2025, to push Japan's claim to a group of South Korea-controlled islets in the ...

Mostly sunny with a high of 54 °F (12.2 °C). Winds variable at 7 to 9 mph (11.3 to 14.5 kph). Night - Clear. Winds variable at 6 mph (9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 33 °F (0.6 °C). Mostly ...

This 2011 photo taken by an employee of the Shimane Prefecture city of Hamada shows a low-flying U.S. military aircraft. MATSUE -- Municipal governments in Shimane and Hiroshima prefectures are ...