Mizuno, who lives in Iwata, Shizuoka prefecture in central Japan with his family ... of more than 95,000 -- almost 90 percent of them women -- government data showed Tuesday.

The Japan Coast Guard Yokosuka Office ... was not considered life-threatening. The woman was cast adrift from Shirahamaohama beach in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture, and was rescued off Cape ...

Japanese snowboarder Tsubaki Miki underscored her potential as a breakout athlete of next year's Winter Olympics by ...

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.

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 ...