Kuroshio is a small town in the western part of Kōchi Prefecture ... appointed professor at the University of Tokyo. In the city of Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, many lives were lost to the ...

A rapidly intensifying low-pressure system was unleashing heavy snow and strong winds across much of Japan, stretching from northern to western regions, with central Tokyo expected to see up to 1 ...

But in 2050, the ratio will exceed 20 percent in 46 prefectures, except for Tokyo. The previous survey five years ago estimated that 43 prefectures would have more than 20 percent of their ...

In the wider Tokyo metropolitan area, which includes Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba prefectures, the net migration was 126,515, up by 26,996. That figure topped 100,000 for the first time since 2019 ...

MAEBASHI -- Tokyo topped the rankings of Japan's 47 prefectures in terms of the amount of spending money adults have, followed by Kanagawa and Gunma prefectures, a survey has found. According to ...