In Shizuoka, Japan, commercial spaces are being turned into guest accommodation to draw more visitors and help revitalise the ...

The Shizuoka Prefecture city of Mishima ranked first among municipalities nationwide in four categories for selling bulky ...

A lawyer for an 88-year-old man acquitted in a retrial over a 1966 quadruple murder case has sought about 217 million yen ($1 ...

An initiative known as Birupaku is transforming vacant commercial spaces into guest accommodations in the central Japan city of Shizuoka, offering visitors an alternative to conventional lodgings and ...

Japan's Supreme Court has decided to begin discussions on issues surrounding retrial proceedings for finalized criminal cases amid concerns o ...

The move is part of a plan to create a road network that can handle so-called Level 4 autonomous driving amid labor shortages ...

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Named Face Cash, the new service enables depositors with Seven Bank or Shizuoka Bank to make deposits and withdrawals without ...

The world's longest-serving death row inmate is demanding the Japanese government to pay him more than $1.3 million in compensation after his conviction was quashed, his lawyer said on Thursday.