YOKOSUKA, Kanagawa Prefecture--A Chinese woman swept away into the ocean off Shizuoka Prefecture was spotted by a passing ship and rescued 36 hours later after drifting 80 kilometers to the coast ...

SHIZUOKA--Prefectural police announced on Feb. 1 that a man led a group of Peeping Toms that secretly photographed and filmed at least 10,000 women at “roten-buro” outdoor hot spring baths ...

Police in Fuji City, Shizuoka Prefecture, have arrested a 40-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of unauthorized entry into the house of an 80-year-old woman. According to police, the man entered the ...

Police in Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, have arrested a 25-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of attempted robbery after he threatened a woman with a knife and tried to steal her money.

a professor at Shizuoka University. “But I also think it’s a problem if women cannot decide by themselves about whether to continue with a pregnancy.” Shirai points out that the requirement ...