Vacant commercial spaces are being turned into guest accommodation in the central Japan city of Shizuoka, offering visitors an alternative to conventional lodgings and helping revitalise the local ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued tornado alerts for Shizuoka Prefecture on May 1, first for the Izu region, and later expanded it to other regions. Atmospheric instability was observed ...

Shizuoka Prefecture, with its geographical advantages ... which provides support and information to help people relocate to rural areas of Japan, said its survey was based on questionnaires ...